Bullying: Short-term and long-term effects, and the importance of defiance theory in explanation and prevention

Victims and Offenders

Volumn 3, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 289-312

  Ttofi, Maria M ^a   Farrington, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti bullying programs; Bullying; Defiance; Fairness; Parental bonding; Unacknowledged shame

Indexed keywords

EID: 47149095025     PISSN: 15564886     EISSN: 15564991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15564880802143397     Document Type: Article

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