Is low empathy related to bullying after controlling for individual and social background variables?

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-71

  Jolliffe, Darrick ^a   Farrington, David P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Empathy; Gender; School bullying; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITION; EMPATHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; BULLYING; EMPATHY; ENGLAND; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 78651275298     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2010.02.001     Document Type: Article

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