Responding to peer victimisation in middle childhood: What is a victim to do?

Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 15-24

  Terranova, Andrew M ^a   Boxer, Paul ^b   Morris, Amanda S ^c  

^a STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; Coping; Peer victimisation; School violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 81855180174     PISSN: 17596599     EISSN: 20428715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5042/jacpr.2010.0533     Document Type: Review

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