Bullying in middle school: Results from a 2008 survey

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-18

  Pergolizzi, Fabianna ^a   Pergolizzi III, Joseph ^b   Gan, Zoe ^c   Macario, Samantha ^d   Pergolizzi, Joseph V ^e,f   Ewin, T J ^g   Gan, Tong J ^g,h  

^a Project Anti Bully   (United States)

^b Seacrest Country Day School   (United States)

^c Project Anti Bully   (United States)

^d Project Anti Bully   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^h DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Bullying; Public health; School; Violence

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEFAMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE SCHOOL; MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL NETWORK; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; BULLYING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960019114     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: 21910278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJAMH.2011.003     Document Type: Article

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