The role of bystanders in students' perception of bullying and sense of safety

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 617-638

  Gini, Gianluca ^a   Pozzoli, Tiziana ^a   Borghi, Francesco ^a   Franzoni, Lara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bullying; Bystander; Participant roles; Peer ecology; Sense of safety; Victim blame

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFETY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENT; VICTIM; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SAFETY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 54049094034     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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