Peer victimization and psychosocial adjustment: The experiences of Canadian immigrant youth

Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 239-264

  McKenney, Katherine S ^a   Pepler, Debra ^b   Craig, Wendy ^c   Connolly, Jennifer ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Immigration; Peer victimization; Psychosocial adjustment; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449339276     PISSN: 16995880     EISSN: 16962095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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