The link between school climate and violence in school: A meta-analytic review

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 300-309

  Steffgen, Georges ^a   Recchia, Sophie ^a   Viechtbauer, Wolfgang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; School climate; School violence

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; EMOTION; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CLIMATE; SCHOOL VIOLENCE; TEACHER STUDENT RELATIONSHIP; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84873733166     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: 18736335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2012.12.001     Document Type: Review

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