Are There Detrimental Effects of Witnessing School Violence in Early Adolescence?

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 600-608

  Janosz, Michel ^a   Archambault, Isabelle ^a   Pagani, Linda S ^a   Pascal, Sophie ^a   Morin, Alexandre J S ^b   Bowen, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent development; Crime victims; Juvenile delinquency; Mental disorders; Motivation; Safety management; School; Underachievement; Violence; Witness

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL VIOLENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VICTIM; VIOLENCE; WITNESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUEBEC; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 56249104795     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.04.011     Document Type: Article

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