Individual and collective social cognitive influences on peer aggression: Exploring the contribution of aggression efficacy, moral disengagement, and collective efficacy

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 107-120

  Barchia, Kirstin ^a   Bussey, Kay ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collective efficacy; Moral disengagement; Peer aggression; Self efficacy; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BULLYING; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MORALITY; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BULLYING; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MORALS; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS;

EID: 79251471074     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20375     Document Type: Article

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