Internalizing problems in students involved in bullying and victimization: Implications for intervention

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

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 63-83

  Swearer, Susan M ^a   Grills, Amie E ^b   Haye, Kisha M ^a   Cary, Paulette Tam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781410609700     Document Type: Chapter

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