From indirect aggression to invisible aggression: A conceptual view on bullying and peer group manipulation

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 641-654

  Garandeau, Claire F ^a   Cillessen, Antonius H N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Group processes; Indirect aggression; Peer relations; Social influence; Victimization

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BULLYING; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MACHIAVELLIANISM; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STEREOTYPY; VICTIM;

EID: 33749446978     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2005.08.004     Document Type: Review

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