Bullying: Description and analysis of the phenomenon

Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 151-170

  Benítez, Juan Luís ^a   Justicia, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aggressors; Bullying; Incidence; Risk factors; Victims

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952105566     PISSN: 16995880     EISSN: 16962095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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