Observed Reductions in School Bullying, Nonbullying Aggression, and Destructive Bystander Behavior: A Longitudinal Evaluation

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 466-481

  Frey, Karin S ^a   Hirschstein, Miriam K ^a   Edstrom, Leihua V ^b   Snell, Jennie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Bellevue School District   (United States)

Author keywords

bullying; bystanders; intervention; observations; victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249111590     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013839     Document Type: Article

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