Adults make a difference: The protective effects of parent and teacher emotional support on emotional and behavioral problems of peer-victimized adolescents

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 80-98

  Yeung, Rachel ^a   Leadbeater, Bonnie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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EID: 77955602226     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20353     Document Type: Article

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