Relation between childhood peer victimization and adult perfectionism: Are victims of indirect aggression more perfectionistic?

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 230-241

  Miller, Jessie L ^a   Vaillancourt, Tracy ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emotional bullying; Females; Indirect aggression; Perfectionism

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VICTIM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGGRESSION; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 34247626919     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20183     Document Type: Article

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