Effectiveness of antibullying school programmes: A systematic review by evidence levels

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1646-1658

  Jiménez Barbero, Jose Antonio ^a   Ruiz Hernández, Jose Antonio ^a   Llor Esteban, Bartolomé ^a   Pérez García, María ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Effectiveness; Intervention programme; Prevention; School violence; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863876801     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.04.025     Document Type: Article

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