Changing peer perceptions and victimization through classroom arrangements: A field experiment

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 403-412

  Van Den Berg, Yvonne H M ^a   Segers, Eliane ^a   Cillessen, Antonius H N ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Peer relationships; Primary education; Proximity; Sociometric methods; Victimization

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COOPERATION; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; VICTIM;

AGGRESSION; CHILD; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PEER GROUP; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84859209469     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-011-9567-6     Document Type: Article

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