The development of academic competence among adolescents who bully and who are bullied

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 628-644

  Ma, Lang ^a   Phelps, Erin ^a   Lerner, Jacqueline V ^b   Lerner, Richard M ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic competence; Adolescence; Bullying; Developmental assets; Positive youth development

Indexed keywords

EID: 69349084788     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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