Coping strategies and perceived effectiveness in fourth through eighth grade victims of bullying

School Psychology International

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 263-287

  Tenenbaum, Laura S ^a   Varjas, Kris ^a   Meyers, Joel ^a   Parris, Leandra ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bullying; coping; gender differences; qualitative; victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958155515     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034311402309     Document Type: Article

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