Temperamental Differences in Children's Reactions to Peer Victimization

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 314-328

  Sugimura, Niwako ^a   Rudolph, Karen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TEMPERAMENT; VICTIM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGGRESSION; BULLYING; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 84861320610     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2012.656555     Document Type: Article

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