Low-Level Violence in Schools: Is There an Association Between School Safety Measures and Peer Victimization?

Journal of School Health

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 107-113

  Blosnich, John ^a   Bossarte, Robert ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; Preventive measures; Schools; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PEER GROUP; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STUDENT; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; BULLYING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PEER GROUP; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 78651299836     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2010.00567.x     Document Type: Article

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