Perceptions of teachers' support, safety, and absence from school because of fear among victims, bullies, and bully-victims

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-74

  Berkowitz, Ruth ^a   Benbenishty, Rami ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bullies; Bully victims; High school students; Junior high school students; School absence; School bullying; School safety; School violence; Teachers' support; Victims

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEAR; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL STRESS; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT; TEACHER; VIOLENCE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ARABS; BULLYING; CRIME VICTIMS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACULTY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; JEWS; MALE; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; SAFETY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84855948504     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: 19390025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2011.01132.x     Document Type: Article

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