Moral disengagement, normative beliefs of peer group, and attitudes regarding roles in bullying

Journal of School Violence

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-36

  Almeida, Ana ^a   Correia, Isabel ^b   Marinho, Sylvie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Bullying; Empathy; Moral disengagement; Normative beliefs; Participant role approach

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951455474     PISSN: 15388220     EISSN: 15388239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15388220903185639     Document Type: Article

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