Social environments and physical aggression among 21,107 students in the United States and Canada: Research article

Journal of School Health

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 160-168

  Pickett, William ^a   Iannotti, Ronald J ^b   Simons Morton, Bruce ^b   Dostaler, Suzanne ^c  

^a KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child and adolescent health; Public health; Risk behaviors; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 62649149438     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2009.00385.x     Document Type: Article

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