Who bullies whom? Social status asymmetries by victim gender

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 473-485

  Rodkin, Philip C ^a   Berger, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD ALBERTO HURTADO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Bullying; Gender; Social status

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSIVENESS; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL STATUS; TEACHER; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

EID: 55849089070     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025408093667     Document Type: Article

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