Multiple informants in the assessment of psychological, behavioral, and academic correlates of bullying and victimization in middle school

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 193-211

  Wienke Totura, Christine M ^a   Green, Amy E ^a   Karver, Marc S ^a   Gesten, Ellis L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent development; Bullying; Multiple informants; Peer aggression; Student adjustment; Victimization

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; DEPRESSION; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 60849110808     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2008.04.005     Document Type: Article

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