To tell or not to tell: What influences children's decisions to report bullying to their teachers?

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 336-348

  Cortes, Khaerannisa I ^a   Kochenderfer Ladd, Becky ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibullying programs; Bullying; Classroom climate; Peer victimization; Social cognitions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE; BULLYING; CHILD; CRIME VICTIM; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE; BULLYING; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; DECISION MAKING; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS;

EID: 84925638935     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/spq0000078     Document Type: Article

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