Observing Bullying at School: The Mental Health Implications of Witness Status

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 211-223

  Rivers, Ian ^a   Poteat, V Paul ^b   Noret, Nathalie ^c   Ashurst, Nigel ^d  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c YORK ST JOHN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d KENT AND MEDWAY NHS AND SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bullying; mental health; observer; school; witness

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950603282     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018164     Document Type: Article

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