Children's Peer Relations and Their Psychological Adjustment: Differences between Close Friendships and the Larger Peer Group

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  2008

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  Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

• Publication date

  2008-03-18

• Fields of study

  Psychology

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  DOI 10.1353/MPQ.2008.0016
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