Effects of a skills-based prevention program on bullying and bully victimization among elementary school children

Prevention Science

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 285-296

  Jenson, Jeffrey M ^a   Dieterich, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; Children; Cross classified; Growth modeling; Prevention

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PSYCHOPATHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36448977625     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-007-0076-3     Document Type: Article

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