Coping with bullying: What answers does children's literature provide?

School Psychology International

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 691-706

  Flanagan, Kelly S ^a   Hoek, Kristin K Vanden ^a   Shelton, Andrew ^a   Kelly, Sarah L ^a   Morrison, Chelsey M ^a   Young, Amy M ^a  

^a WHEATON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bibliotherapy; bullying; children's literature; coping; peer victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888250285     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034313479691     Document Type: Article

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