Do social self-efficacy and self-esteem moderate the relationship between peer victimization and academic performance?

Social Psychology of Education

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 297-314

  Raskauskas, Juliana ^a   Rubiano, Sherry ^a   Offen, Ilanit ^a   Wayland, Ann Kathleen ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Peer victimization; Resilience; Self efficacy; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930570929     PISSN: 13812890     EISSN: 15731928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11218-015-9292-z     Document Type: Article

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