Bullying and social and emotional loneliness in a sample of adult male prisoners

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-29

  Ireland, Jane L ^a,b   Qualter, Pamela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b ASHWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DIPC R; Loneliness and victimisation, and aggression; Prison bullying; Psychosocial adjustment and victimisation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; PRISONER; RATING SCALE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; VICTIM;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; CRIME VICTIMS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; PRISONERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 38349165062     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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