Changes in children's peer interactions following a natural disaster: How predisaster bullying and victimization rates changed following Hurricane Katrina

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 333-347

  Terranova, Andrew M ^a   Boxer, Paul ^b   Morris, Amanda Sheffield ^c  

^a STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 68049144765     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20379     Document Type: Article

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