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ACADEMIC SKILLS CENTRE, DAWSON COLLEGE
APA REFERENCES PAGE FORMAT
Like all the pages of the paper, the References page is numbered in the header space at the right. If you are
including a ‘running head,’ place it at the right on the same line, in capital letters. (The ‘running head’ is a
concise version of your title used to identify each page.)
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Do not italicize or underline it. Do not use bold or oversize type.
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AGGRESSIVE PLAY IN PRE-TEEN BOYS
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References
Adams, D. (2011). Understanding childhood aggression. Canadian Psychology,
126(6), 110-115. doi: 10.1376/0361-4362.21.885
Aggression. (2006). In A. C. Jones & T. J. Holt [Eds.], College encyclopedia of
psychology (3rd ed.). Retrieved from http://www.psysource.com/aggr
Blackwood, J. (2007). Violence for fun (4th ed.). New York, NY: Gotham Press.
Fernandez, J. A. (2001, March). Redirecting violent impulses. The Internet Journal
of Mental Health, 9(3). Retrieved from http://amha.org/ijmh/
Health Canada. (2010). Depression in Canadian children (Cat. No. 0-662-3267315). Ottawa, Canada: Author.
Richards, L. D. (2008, October). New perspectives on childhood aggression.
Mind Magazine, 89, 56-70
Wilson, B. R. (2008). Understanding schoolyard bullying [Onyx Digital Editions
version]. doi: 10.1036/0904748645
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