Bullies and victims at school: Are they the same pupils?

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 441-464

  Solberg, Mona E ^a   Olweus, Dan ^a   Endresen, Inger M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34250000082     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709906X105689     Document Type: Article

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