Bullying in middle school as a function of insecure attachment and aggressive attitudes

School Psychology International

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 201-214

  Eliot, Megan ^a   Cornell, Dewey G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive attitudes; Attachment; Bullying; Middle school; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 64549155352     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034309104148     Document Type: Article

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