Collective efficacy in the school context: Does it help explain victimization and bullying among Greek primary and secondary school students?

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1912-1927

  Sapouna, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bullying; class effects; collective efficacy; multilevel modeling; social capital; victimization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; SCHOOL; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THEORETICAL MODEL; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; BULLYING; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77956205608     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260509354509     Document Type: Article

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