Clueless or powerful? identifying subtypes of bullies in adolescence

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1041-1052

  Peeters, Margot ^a   Cillessen, Antonius H N ^a   Scholte, Ron H J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bullying; Machiavellianism; Popularity; Relational aggression; Social intelligence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PEER GROUP; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PEER GROUP; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77954532939     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-009-9478-9     Document Type: Article

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