Moderators of the Effect of Peer Victimization During Fifth Grade on Subsequent Symptoms of (Anxious) Depression: The Roles of Engagement in Bullying and Baseline Symptomatology

Prevention Science

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 888-896

  Henrich, Christopher C ^a   Shahar, Golan ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bullying; Depression; Peer victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891540968     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: 15736695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-013-0456-9     Document Type: Article

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