Gender differences in the relative impact of physical and relational bullying on adolescent injury and weapon carrying

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 511-532

  Dukes, Richard L ^a   Stein, Judith A ^b   Zane, Jazmin I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Gender; Injury; Physical bullying; Relational bullying; Victimization; Weapon carrying

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; VICTIM; VIOLENCE; WEAPON;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; BULLYING; CRIME VICTIMS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; VIOLENCE; WEAPONS;

EID: 78649318195     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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