Adolescent bully-victims: Social health and the transition to secondary school

Cambridge Journal of Education

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 213-233

  Lester, Leanne ^a   Cross, Donna ^a   Shaw, Thérèse ^a   Dooley, Julian ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

bully victim; connectedness; outcome expectancies; peer support; pro victim attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861914802     PISSN: 0305764X     EISSN: 14693577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305764X.2012.676630     Document Type: Article

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