Efficacy of a brief intervention on attitudes to reduce school violence: A randomized clinical trial

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1313-1318

  Jiménez Barbero, Jose Antonio ^a   Ruiz Hernández, Jose Antonio ^a   Llor Esteban, Bartolomé ^a   Llor Zaragoza, Laura ^a   Pérez García, María ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Attitudes; Prevention program; School violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879156364     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.05.010     Document Type: Article

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