Perceptions of School Climate as a Function of Bullying Involvement

Journal of Applied School Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 157-181

  Nickerson, Amanda B ^a   Singleton, Demian ^b   Schnurr, Britton ^b   Collen, Mary Helen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b Guilderland High School   (United States)

Author keywords

bullying; cyberbullying; school climate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899624011     PISSN: 15377903     EISSN: 15377911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15377903.2014.888530     Document Type: Article

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