The preventing relational aggression in schools everyday program: A preliminary evaluation of acceptability and impact

School Psychology Review

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 569-587

  Leff, Stephen S ^a   Waasdorp, Tracy Evian ^b   Paskewich, Brooke ^a   Gullan, Rebecca Lakin ^d   Jawad, Abbas F ^a   MacEvoy, Julie Paquette ^e   Feinberg, Betsy E ^c   Power, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^d Gwynedd Mercy University   (United States)

^e BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 79951625239     PISSN: 02796015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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