Do actions speak louder than words? Classroom attitudes and behavior in relation to bullying in early adolescence

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 789-799

  Scholte, Ron ^a   Sentse, Miranda ^a   Granic, Isabela ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BULLYING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE; BULLYING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 78149376577     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2010.517161     Document Type: Article

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