Bullying in german primary schools: Gender differences, age trends and influence of parents' migration and educational backgrounds

School Psychology International

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 178-198

  von Marées, Nandoli ^a   Petermann, Franz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bullying; Gender differences; Migration background; Parental educational level; Primary school; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950677930     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034309352416     Document Type: Article

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