The social skills problems of victims of bullying: Self, peer and teacher perceptions

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 313-328

  Fox, Claire L ^a   Boulton, Michael J ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; TEACHING;

AGGRESSION; CHILD; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TEACHING;

EID: 20744440787     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709905X25517     Document Type: Review

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