Criminal thinking patterns, aggression styles, and the psychopathic traits of late high school bullies and bully-victims

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 145-160

  Ragatz, Laurie L ^a   Anderson, Ryan J ^a   Fremouw, William ^a   Schwartz, Rebecca ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bully victim; Bullying; Criminal thinking; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BULLYING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; BULLYING; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251509544     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20377     Document Type: Article

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