Supportive school climate and student willingness to seek help for bullying and threats of violence

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 533-553

  Eliot, Megan ^a   Cornell, Dewey ^a   Gregory, Anne ^a   Fan, Xitao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; Help seeking; School climate; School violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BULLYING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE; BULLYING; CRIME VICTIMS; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 78649320100     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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