Aggression at school: Belief in a personal just world and well-being of victims and aggressors

Studia Psychologica

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 313-320

  Dzuka, Jozef ^a   Dalbert, Claudia ^b  

^a In titút Psychológie FF PU   (Slovakia)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Aggression; Just world beliefs; Victimization; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349163654     PISSN: 00393320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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