Violence, bullying and academic achievement: A study of 15-year-old adolescents and their school environment

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 243-251

  Strøm, Ida Frugård ^a   Thoresen, Siri ^a   Wentzel Larsen, Tore ^a,b   Dyb, Grete ^a,c  

^a Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Achievement; Adolescent; Bullying; Multilevel analysis; Schools; Violence

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORWAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STUDENT ATTITUDE; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; BULLYING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NORWAY; SCHOOLS; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84875893477     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2012.10.010     Document Type: Article

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