Middle school students' preferences for anti-bullying interventions

School Psychology International

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 475-487

  Crothers, Laura M ^a   Kolbert, Jered B ^b   Barker, William F ^c  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti bullying interventions; Childhood bullying; Peer victimization; Quasi experimental design; Student preferences

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749440258     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034306070435     Document Type: Article

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