Empathy and bullying: Exploring the influence of callous-unemotional traits

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 183-196

  Muñoz, Luna C ^a   Qualter, Pamela ^a   Padgett, Gemma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bullying; Callous unemotional traits; Empathy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

BULLYING; CHILD; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79955585032     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-010-0206-1     Document Type: Article

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