Peer victimization and depressive symptoms: The mediation role of loneliness

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue , 2011, Pages 1303-1307

  Baker, Ozgur Erdur ^a   Bugay, Asli ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Depressive symptoms; Loneliness; Mediation; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855713727     PISSN: 18770428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.10.253     Document Type: Conference Paper

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