Development of a measure of the experience of being bullied in youth

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 156-165

  Hunt, Caroline ^a   Peters, Lorna ^b   Rapee, Ronald M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Bullying; Peer victimization; Scale development

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BULLYING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CYBER BULLYING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCES CHECKLIST; PHYSICAL BULLYING; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIONAL VERBAL BULLYING; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY; VICTIM; ADOLESCENT; CHECKLIST; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL STRESS; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL; SELF REPORT; STANDARD; STUDENT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BULLYING; CHECKLIST; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CRIME VICTIMS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHOOLS; SELF REPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS;

EID: 84863089883     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025178     Document Type: Article

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