Stability, Correlates, and Time-Covarying Associations of Peer Victimization From Grade 4 to 12

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 456-470

  Cillessen, Antonius H N ^a   Lansu, Tessa A M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGGRESSION; BULLYING; CAUCASIAN; CRIME VICTIM; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGGRESSION; BULLYING; CRIME VICTIMS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PEER GROUP; SCHOOLS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STUDENTS;

EID: 84926408140     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2014.958841     Document Type: Article

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