Early responses to school violence: A qualitative analysis of students' and parents' immediate reactions to the shootings at Columbine High School

Journal of Emotional Abuse

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 197-223

  Hawkins, Nikki A ^b   McIntosh, Daniel N ^a   Silver, Roxane Cohen ^b   Holman, E Alison ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adjustment; Coping; Media; School violence; Social support; Terrorist attacks; Traumatic events; Workplace violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; EMOTION; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUICIDE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 17444417454     PISSN: 10926798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J135v04n03_12     Document Type: Article

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