Help seeking amongst child and adolescent victims of peer-aggression and bullying: The influence of school-stage, gender, victimisation, appraisal, and emotion

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 375-390

  Hunter, Simon C ^a   Boyle, James M E ^a   Warden, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VICTIM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 4544322194     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/0007099041552378     Document Type: Article

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