Thomas J. Berndt, Jacquelyn A. Hawkins, Sally G. Hoyle, Changes in Friendship during a School Year: Effects on Children's and Adolescents' Impressions of Friendship and Sharing with Friends, Child Development, Vol. 57, No. 5 (Oct., 1986), pp. 1284-1297
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