Bullying Climate and School Engagement in Ninth-Grade Students

Journal of School Health

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 45-52

  Mehta, Sharmila B ^a   Cornell, Dewey ^b   Fan, Xitao ^c   Gregory, Anne ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF LIVING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying climate; School engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871196247     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2012.00746.x     Document Type: Article

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