The Association Between Bullying and Psychological Health Among Senior High School Students in Ghana, West Africa

Journal of School Health

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 231-238

  Owusu, Andrew ^a   Hart, Peter ^a   Oliver, Brittney ^a   Kang, Minsoo ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Bullying; Health promotion; Psychological health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STUDENT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BULLYING; CRIME VICTIMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; SCHOOLS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955127433     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00590.x     Document Type: Article

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