The role of social support in the lives of bullies, victims, and bully-victims

Bullying in American Schools: A Social-Ecological Perspective on Prevention and Intervention

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 211-225

  Malecki, Christine Kerres ^a   Demaray, Michelle Kilpatrick ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84917165147     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410609700     Document Type: Chapter

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