Student perceptions of aggressive behaviors and predictive patterns of perpetration and victimization: The role of age and sex

Journal of School Violence

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 251-270

  Russell, Brenda ^a   Kraus, Shane W ^b   Ceccherini, Traci ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age differences; Bullying; Physical aggression; Relational aggression

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954079295     PISSN: 15388220     EISSN: 15388239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15388220.2010.483171     Document Type: Article

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