Coping and psychological distress as a function of the bully victim dichotomy in older children

Social Psychology of Education

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 249-262

  Cassidy, Tony ^a   Taylor, Laura ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bully; Optimism; Perceived control; Problem solving style; Psychological distress; Victim

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944451500     PISSN: 13812890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11218-005-3021-y     Document Type: Article

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