Prevalence of school bullying among secondary students in Taiwan: Measurements with and without a specific definition of bullying

School Psychology International

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 707-720

  Chen, Li Ming ^a   Cheng, Ying Yao ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adolescents; definition of bullying; gender difference; prevalence rate; school bullying; Taiwan; victimization; witness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888223257     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034313479694     Document Type: Article

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