School factors related to bullying: A qualitative study of early adolescent students

Social Psychology of Education

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 125-145

  Bibou Nakou, I ^a   Tsiantis, J ^b   Assimopoulos, H ^c   Chatzilambou, P ^d   Giannakopoulou, D ^e  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Psychosocial Health of Children and Adolescents   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^d Association for the Psychosocial Health of Children and Adolescents ^*

^e Association for the Psychosocial Health of Children and Adolescents (APHCA)   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bullying; Qualitative study; School factors; Young adolescent students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861228609     PISSN: 13812890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11218-012-9179-1     Document Type: Article

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