Daily School Peer Victimization Experiences Among Mexican-American Adolescents: Associations with Psychosocial, Physical and School Adjustment

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1775-1788

  Espinoza, Guadalupe ^a   Gonzales, Nancy A ^b   Fuligni, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Bullying; Daily methods; Mexican American students; Peer victimization

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CRIME VICTIM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICAN; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; BULLYING; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887993214     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-012-9874-4     Document Type: Article

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