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18 - Peers and Aggression: From Description to Prevention

from Part III - Individual and Interpersonal Factors for Violence and Aggression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 July 2018

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Frank Vitaro ,
Mara Brendgen  and
Michel Boivin
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Alexander T. Vazsonyi ,
Daniel J. Flannery  and
Matt DeLisi
Alexander T. Vazsonyi
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky
Daniel J. Flannery
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Case Western Reserve University, Ohio
Matt DeLisi
Affiliation:
Iowa State University
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The Cambridge Handbook of Violent Behavior and Aggression , pp. 324 - 344
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