Comparing student perceptions of coping strategies and school interventions in managing bullying and cyberbullying incidents

Pastoral Care in Education

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 127-146

  Paul, Simone ^a   Smith, Peter K ^a   Blumberg, Herbert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anti bullying interventions; bullying; coping strategies; cyberbullying; school students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861893119     PISSN: 02643944     EISSN: 14680122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02643944.2012.679957     Document Type: Article

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