Bullying in preschool: The associations between participant roles, social competence, and social preference

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 310-321

  Camodeca, Marina ^a   Caravita, Simona C S ^b   Coppola, Gabrielle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bullying; Peer nominations; Preschool; Social competence; Social preference

Indexed keywords

BULLYING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

BULLYING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; Q-SORT; ROLE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL SKILLS;

EID: 84931958082     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.21541     Document Type: Article

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