Peer sexual harassment in adolescence: The function of gender

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 56-73

  Dahinten, V Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Gender; Peer perpetrators; Sexual harassment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; SEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW BRUNSWICK; NURSE'S ROLE; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOL NURSING; SEX; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; STUDENTS;

EID: 0041912779     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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