Main and Moderated Effects of Moral Cognition and Status on Bullying and Defending

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 456-468

  Caravita, Simona C S ^a   Gini, Gianluca ^b   Pozzoli, Tiziana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bullying; Defending; Morality; Perceived popularity; Social preference

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MORALITY; PEER GROUP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BULLYING; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MORALS; PEER GROUP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STUDENTS;

EID: 84867330395     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.21447     Document Type: Article

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