Peer Victimization and Academic Achievement in a Multiethnic Sample: The Role of Perceived Academic Self-Efficacy

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 754-764

  Thijs, Jochem ^a   Verkuyten, Maykel ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

academic achievement; ethnic minority students; peer victimization; perceived academic self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 56349103549     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013155     Document Type: Article

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