The effects of individual characteristics, teacher practice, and school organizational factors on students' bullying: A multilevel analysis of public middle schools in Taiwan

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 137-143

  Wei, Hsi Sheng ^a   Williams, James Herbert ^b   Chen, Ji Kang ^c   Chang, Hsiu Yu ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bullying; Depression; Middle school; School size; Teacher maltreatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450250006     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2009.08.004     Document Type: Article

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