Association between bullying and psychosomatic problems: A meta-analysis

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1059-1065

  Gini, Gianluca ^a   Pozzoli, Tiziana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bullying; Psychosomatic problems; Public health; School; Victimization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BULLYING; HUMAN; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; FEMALE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 63149140835     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-1215     Document Type: Article

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