Individual risk factors for school bullying

Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 4-16

  Farrington, David P ^a   Baldry, Anna Costanza ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Second University of Naples   (United Kingdom)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Achievement; Bullying; Empathy; Impulsiveness; Unpopularity

Indexed keywords

EID: 82455254280     PISSN: 17596599     EISSN: 20428715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5042/jacpr.2010.0001     Document Type: Review

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