The relationship between bullying and animal abuse behaviors in adolescents: The importance of witnessing animal abuse

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 371-379

  Gullone, Eleonora ^a   Robertson, Nerida ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Aggression; Animal abuse; Bullying; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 51749096614     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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