Gender differences in bullying: Moving beyond mean level differences

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

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 15-35

  Espelage, Dorothy L ^a   Mebane, Sarah E ^a   Swearer, Susan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 84917395146     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410609700     Document Type: Chapter

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