Individualism and socioeconomic diversity at school as related to perceptions of the frequency of peer aggression in fifteen countries

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1285-1294

  Menzer, Melissa M ^a   Torney Purta, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; Cross national studies; IEA Civic Education Study; Individualism; Socioeconomic diversity; Violence

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BULGARIA; BULLYING; CHILE; COLOMBIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTONIA; GERMANY; GREECE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUNGARY; INDIVIDUALITY; ITALY; PERCEPTION; POLAND; PORTUGAL; ROMANIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SCHOOL; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; TEACHER; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; BULLYING; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL CLASS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84865536064     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.04.013     Document Type: Article

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