Group Approaches to Reducing Aggression and Bullying in School

Group Dynamics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 262-271

  Horne, Arthur M ^a   Stoddard, Jennifer L ^a   Bell, Christopher D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

aggression; bullying; effectiveness; group approaches; school based interventions

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PEER GROUP; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOEDUCATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TEACHER; TRAINING; VICTIM; VIOLENCE; WEAPON;

EID: 38549173993     PISSN: 10892699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1089-2699.11.4.262     Document Type: Article

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