Adolescent male bullies, victims, and bully-victims: A comparison of psychosocial and behavioral characteristics

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 273-282

  Stein, Judith A ^a   Dukes, Richard L ^b   Warren, Jazmin I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullies; Bully victims; Mixed ethnicity; Victims; Weapon possession

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BULLYING; DELINQUENCY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WEAPON;

ADOLESCENT; CRIME VICTIMS; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FIREARMS; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33947102627     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsl023     Document Type: Article

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