Perceptions of peer sexual harassment among high school students

Sex Roles

Volumn 51, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 479-490

  Terrance, Cheryl ^a   Logan, Amie ^a   Peters, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

High school harassment; Peer harassment; Sexual harassment

Indexed keywords

EID: 18244410423     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SERS.0000049236.68806.59     Document Type: Article

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