Context-dependent victimization and aggression differences between all-girl and mixed-sex schools

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 283-302

  Velásquez, Ana María ^a   Santo, Jonathan Bruce ^b   Saldarriaga, Lina María ^a,c   López, Luz Stella ^d   Bukowski, William M ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^c Universidad de los Anoles   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE   (Colombia)

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EID: 77955953328     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: 15350266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/mpq.0.0054     Document Type: Article

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