Girls, boys, and bullying in preschool: The role of gender in the development of bullying

Bullying in North American Schools, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 153-167

  Hanish, Laura D ^a   Hill, Alison ^a   Gosney, Sherri ^a   Fabes, Richard A ^a   Lynn Martin, Carol ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203842898     Document Type: Chapter

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