Gender differences and social support: Mediators or moderators between peer victimization and depressive feelings?

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 800-814

  Pouwelse, Mieneke ^a   Bolman, Catherine ^a   Lodewijkx, Hein ^a   Spaa, Marguerite ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

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EID: 79961126068     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20589     Document Type: Article

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