Predictors of peer victimization among urban youth

Social Development

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 521-543

  Hanish, Laura D ^a   Guerra, Nancy G ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive behavior; Peer victimization; Rejection; Social withdrawal

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034344554     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9507.00141     Document Type: Article

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