Counteracting bullying in Finland: The KiVa program and its effects on different forms of being bullied

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 405-411

  Salmivalli, Christina ^a,b,c   Kärnä, Antti ^a   Poskiparta, Elisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

being bullied; effectiveness; forms of victimization; intervention; KiVa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; EVALUATION; FINLAND; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL;

EID: 80052709309     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025411407457     Document Type: Article

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