Attachment quality and bullying behavior in school-aged youth

Canadian Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-18

  Walden, Laura M ^a   Beran, Tanya N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attachment; Bullying; Peer victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649243114     PISSN: 08295735     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0829573509357046     Document Type: Article

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