The relationships of family and classroom environments with peer relational victimization: An analysis of their gender differences

Spanish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 156-165

  Cava, María Jesús ^a   Musitu, Gonzalo ^b   Buelga, Sofia ^a   Murgui, Sergio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALENCIA SAN VICENTE MÁRTIR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Classroom environment; Family environment; Gender differences; Peer relational victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952640514     PISSN: 11387416     EISSN: 19882904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1138741600003747     Document Type: Article

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