A Review of Research on School Bullying Among African American Youth: An Ecological Systems Analysis

Educational Psychology Review

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 245-260

  Patton, Desmond Upton ^a   Hong, Jun Sung ^b   Williams, Abigail B ^a   Allen Meares, Paula ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Bullying; Peer victimization; School; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878107335     PISSN: 1040726X     EISSN: 1573336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10648-013-9221-7     Document Type: Review

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