Stability in bullying and victimization and its association with social adjustment in childhood and adolescence

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 217-228

  Scholte, Ron H J ^a   Engels, Rutger C M E ^a   Overbeek, Geertjan ^a   De Kemp, Raymond A T ^a   Haselager, Gerbert J T ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bullying; Social adjustment; Stability; Victimization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRIEND; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 34147112340     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-006-9074-3     Document Type: Article

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