Responding to Peer Victimization: A Sense of Control Matters

Child and Youth Care Forum

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 419-434

  Terranova, Andrew M ^a   Harris, Joseph ^a   Kavetski, Melissa ^a   Oates, Rachel ^a  

^a STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appraised control; Bullying; Coping; Peer victimization; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 81855183260     PISSN: 10531890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10566-011-9144-8     Document Type: Article

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