A latent growth curve analysis of early and increasing peer victimization as predictors of mental health across elementary school

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 111-122

  Rudolph, Karen D ^a   Troop Gordon, Wendy ^b   Hessel, Elenda T ^a   Schmidt, Jennifer D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VICTIM;

AGGRESSION; BULLYING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PEER GROUP;

EID: 78651496125     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2011.533413     Document Type: Article

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