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ERIC Number: EJ605476
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
Variations in Patterns of Attraction to Same- and Other-Sex Peers during Early Adolescence.
Bukowski, William M.; Sippola, Lorrie K.; Newcomb, Andrew F.
Developmental Psychology, v36 n2 p147-54 Mar 2000
Examined differences in attraction to same- and other-sex peers as a function of sex, age, individual characteristics, and context in adolescents studied longitudinally from elementary to middle school. Found attraction to aggressive peers and to peers standing out in observable ways increased with age and upon entry to middle school, whereas attraction to peers with good classroom- based behavior decreased. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Behavior, Age Differences, Aggression, Athletics, Child Behavior, Competence, Context Effect, Early Adolescents, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Individual Differences, Interpersonal Attraction, Longitudinal Studies, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Peer Acceptance, Peer Relationship, Physical Attractiveness, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Cross Sex Peers; Same Sex Peers