Intra-group aggression among prisoners: Bullying intensity and exploration of victim-perpetrator mutuality

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-87

  Ireland, Jane L ^a,b   Ireland, Carol A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b ASHWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression intensity; Bullying; DIPC SCALED; Mutuality; Prisoners

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; VICTIM;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; CRIME VICTIMS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PRISONERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 38049153132     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20213     Document Type: Article

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