The impact of peer support schemes on pupils' perceptions of bullying, aggression and safety at school

Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-71

  Cowie, Helen ^a   Hutson, Nicky ^a   Oztug, Ozhan ^a   Myers, Carrie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active participation of young people; Bullying; Emotional health and well being; Peer support; Safety; School violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BULLYING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL STRESS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STUDENT ATTITUDE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 39749178345     PISSN: 13632752     EISSN: 17412692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632750701814708     Document Type: Article

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