Classroom norms of bullying alter the degree to which children defend in response to their affective empathy and power

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 913-920

  Peets, Kätlin ^a,b   Pöyhönen, Virpi ^c   Juvonen, Jaana ^d   Salmivalli, Christina ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TALLINN UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; Classroom norms; Defending; Empathy; Popularity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR; BULLYING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; BULLYING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84933179953     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0039287     Document Type: Article

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