The development of a peer aggression coping self-efficacy scale for adolescents

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 971-992

  Singh, Puneet ^a   Bussey, Kay ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY TEST; PHOBIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; VICTIM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; CRIME VICTIMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 74049091214     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151008X398980     Document Type: Article

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