Psychological adjustment in bullies and victims of school violence

European Journal of Psychology of Education

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 473-483

  Estévez, Estefanía ^a   Murgui, Sergio ^b,c   Musitu, Gonzalo ^d  

^a Edificio Altamira   (Spain)

^b Universidad Cat lica San Vicente Mártir de Valencia   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALENCIA SAN VICENTE MÁRTIR   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bully victim; Bullying; Psychosocial adjustment; School violence; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 72549093308     PISSN: 02562928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03178762     Document Type: Article

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