The relations between bullying exposures in middle childhood, anxiety, and adrenocortical activity

Journal of School Violence

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 194-211

  Carney, JoLynn V ^a   Hazler, Richard J ^a   Oh, Insoo ^b   Hibel, Leah C ^c   Granger, Douglas A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Bullying exposure; Cortisol; HPA axis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951479271     PISSN: 15388220     EISSN: 15388239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15388220903479602     Document Type: Article

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