To bully or not to bully, that is not the question: Western australian early adolescents' in search of a reputation

Journal of Adolescent Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 498-522

  Houghton, Stephen John ^a   Nathan, Elijah ^a   Taylor, Myra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

aggression; delinquency crime; education school; peers friends

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862127689     PISSN: 07435584     EISSN: 15526895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0743558411432638     Document Type: Article

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