Aggressive and Violent Behaviors in the School Environment Among a Nationally Representative Sample of Adolescent Youth

Journal of School Health

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 446-457

  Rajan, Sonali ^a   Namdar, Rachel ^b   Ruggles, Kelly V ^b  

^a Health and Behavior Studies ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Aggression; School safety; Violence; YRBSS

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; TIME FACTOR; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84930173654     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josh.12272     Document Type: Article

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