Perceptions of control in the victims of school bullying: The importance of early intervention

Educational Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 323-336

  Hunter, Simon C ^a   Boyle, James M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appraisal; Bullying; Control; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036893802     PISSN: 00131881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0013188022000031614     Document Type: Article

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