“Why Me?”: Characterological Self-Blame and Continued Victimization in the First Year of Middle School

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 446-455

  Schacter, Hannah L ^a   White, Samantha J ^a   Chang, Vickie Y ^a   Juvonen, Jaana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BULLYING; CHILD; CRIME VICTIM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; BULLYING; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84926415691     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2013.865194     Document Type: Article

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