Peer victimization in youth from immigrant and non-immigrant US families

School Psychology International

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 649-669

  Sulkowski, Michael L ^a   Bauman, Sheri ^a   Wright, Savannah ^a   Nixon, Charisse ^b   Davis, Stan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Aggression; bullying; bystanders; immigration; peer victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911894804     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034314554968     Document Type: Article

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