Lunchtime supervisors' attitudes towards playful fighting, and ability to differentiate between playful and aggressive fighting: An intervention study

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 367-381

  Boulton, Michael J ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030508085     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1996.tb01203.x     Document Type: Article

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