Verbal abuse by the teacher during childhood and academic, behavioral, and emotional adjustment in young adulthood

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 26-38

  Brendgen, Mara ^a   Wanner, Brigitte ^b   Vitaro, Frank ^b   Bukowski, William M ^c   Tremblay, Richard E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Academic adjustment; Adjustment; Adulthood; Behavioral adjustment; Emotional adjustment; Longitudinal; Peer rejection; Self concept; Teacher child relationship; Verbal abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847662486     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.99.1.26     Document Type: Article

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