Relations between students' perceptions of school connectedness and peer victimization

Journal of School Violence

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 375-391

  O'Brennan, Lindsey M ^a   Furlong, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; School climate; School connectedness

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957878348     PISSN: 15388220     EISSN: 15388239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15388220.2010.509009     Document Type: Article

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