Teacher and staff perceptions of school environment as predictors of student aggression, victimization, and willingness to intervene in bullying situations

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 287-305

  Espelage, Dorothy L ^a   Polanin, Joshua R ^b   Low, Sabina K ^c  

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

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; Middle school; Multilevel modeling; School climate; Teacher

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; BULLYING; CHILD; CRIME VICTIM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; BULLYING; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS;

EID: 84922782649     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/spq0000072     Document Type: Article

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