Peer victimisation and internalising difficulties: The moderating role of friendship quality

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 293-308

  Woods, Sarah ^a   Done, John ^a   Kalsi, Hardeep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Friendship quality; Internalisation problems; Intervention; Loneliness; Victimisation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONELINESS; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 60849102131     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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