The Role of Classroom Peer Ecology and Bystanders' Responses in Bullying

Child Development Perspectives

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 201-205

  Saarento, Silja ^a   Salmivalli, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bullying; Bystanders; Classroom; Peer ecology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84945448285     PISSN: 17508592     EISSN: 17508606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdep.12140     Document Type: Article

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