School Bullying, Low Self-Control, and Opportunity

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 839-856

  Moon, Byongook ^a   Alarid, Leanne Fiftal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

low self control; opportunity; school bullying

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; BULLYING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; BULLYING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS;

EID: 84921329868     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260514536281     Document Type: Article

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