Aggression and school social dynamics: The good, the bad, and the ordinary

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 461-478

  Farmer, Thomas W ^a   Xie, Hongling ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Bullying; Functional behavioral assessments; Peer relations; Social dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547739974     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2007.06.008     Document Type: Article

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