Cross-sectional and longitudinal effects of sixth-grade setting-level norms for nonviolent problem solving on aggression and associated attitudes

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1007-1022

  Henry, David ^a   Chan, Wing Yi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 84864535461     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20411     Document Type: Article

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