Relationship between peer victimization and school adjustment in sixth-grade students: Investigating mediation effects

Violence and Victims

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 557-571

  Wei, Hsi Sheng ^a   Williams, James Herbert ^b,c  

^a CHAOYANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADJUSTMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MODEL; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; VICTIM;

EID: 17644415347     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/vivi.19.5.557.63683     Document Type: Article

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