Level and change of bullying behavior during high school: A multilevel growth curve analysis

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 495-505

  Nocentini, Annalaura ^a   Menesini, Ersilia ^a   Salmivalli, Christina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bullying; Classroom predictors; Individual predictors; Longitudinal; Multilevel

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BULLYING; COMPETITION; FEMALE; GENDER; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; BULLYING; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

EID: 84877047412     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.02.004     Document Type: Article

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