The moderating effects of school climate on bullying prevention efforts

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 306-319

  Low, Sabina ^a   Van Ryzin, Mark ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON SOCIAL LEARNING CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; Peer violence; Prevention; School climate

Indexed keywords

BULLYING; CHILD; CRIME VICTIM; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENT;

BULLYING; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS;

EID: 84925623921     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/spq0000073     Document Type: Article

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