Links from Teacher Beliefs to Peer Victimization and Bystander Intervention: Tests of Mediating Processes

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 516-536

  Hektner, Joel M ^a   Swenson, Christopher A ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bullying; mediation; school; teacher beliefs; victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863654530     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431611402502     Document Type: Article

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