Bullying in school and adolescent sense of empowerment: An analysis of relationships with parents, friends, and teachers

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 211-232

  Nation, Maury ^a   Vieno, Alessio ^b   Perkins, Douglas D ^a   Santinello, Massimo ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Adolescents; Bullying; Empowerment; Family; HBSC; Parenting; Power; Youth violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 51449084249     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: 10991298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.921     Document Type: Article

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