The development of the Social Bullying Involvement Scales

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 177-192

  Fitzpatrick, Sally ^a   Bussey, Kay ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Interveners; Participant roles; Social bullying; Victimization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; BULLYING; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79251520960     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20379     Document Type: Article

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