Social support, peer victimisation, and somatic complaints: A mediational analysis

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 358-363

  Gini, Gianluca ^a   Carli, Giuseppe ^b   Pozzoli, Tiziana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Family Relational Therapy   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biopsychosocial model; Mediational analysis; Peer social support; Peer victimisation; Somatic problems

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; STUDENT; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BULLYING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STUDENTS;

EID: 67651219257     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2009.01501.x     Document Type: Article

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