Social Bonds and School Bullying: A Study of Macanese Male Adolescents on Bullying Perpetration and Peer Victimization

Child and Youth Care Forum

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 599-616

  Chan, Heng Choon Oliver ^a   Chui, Wing Hong ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Macau Chinese; Perpetration; School bullying; Social bond; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887404169     PISSN: 10531890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10566-013-9221-2     Document Type: Article

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