The relationship between social problem-solving and bullying behaviour among male and female adult prisoners

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 297-312

  Ireland, Jane L ^a,b  

^a ASHWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bullying behaviour; Gender differences; Social problem solving

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035648773     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.1013     Document Type: Article

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