Peer Physical Aggression and Its Association With Aggressive Beliefs, Empathy, Self-Control, and Cooperation Skills Among Students in a Rural Town of China

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 27, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 3252-3267

  Wang, Fu Man ^a   Chen, Jing Qi ^a   Xiao, Wan Qing ^a   Ma, Ya Ting ^a   Zhang, Man ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

aggressive belief; China; junior high school students; peer physical aggression; skills

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHINA; CONTROL; COOPERATION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHINA; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PEER GROUP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84867036453     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260512441256     Document Type: Article

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