Linking peer victimization to the development of depressive self-schemas in children and adolescents

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 149-160

  Cole, David A ^a   Dukewich, Tammy L ^b   Roeder, Kathryn ^a   Sinclair, Keneisha R ^a   McMillan, Jessica ^a   Will, Elizabeth ^a   Bilsky, Sarah A ^a   Martin, Nina C ^a   Felton, Julia W ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Information Processing; Memory; Peer victimization; Self schema

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD; COGNITION; CRIME VICTIM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BULLYING; CHILD; COGNITION; CRIME VICTIMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SELF CONCEPT; TENNESSEE;

EID: 84895900407     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-013-9769-1     Document Type: Article

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