Bullying and sexual harassment among brazilian high school students

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1018-1038

  DeSouza, Eros R ^a   Ribeiro, J'Aims ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bullying; Gender differences; General misconduct; Peer sexual harassment; Sexism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; BRAZIL; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AGGRESSION; BRAZIL; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; STUDENTS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 24944575336     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260505277731     Document Type: Review

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