Authoritative school climate, aggression toward teachers, and teacher distress in middle school

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 122-139

  Berg, Juliette K ^a,b   Cornell, Dewey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression toward teachers; Middle school; School climate; Teacher distress

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AUTHORITY; BULLYING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; SCHOOL TEACHER; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT;

AGGRESSION; AUTHORITARIANISM; BULLYING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SCHOOL TEACHERS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS;

EID: 84946089038     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: 19391560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/spq0000132     Document Type: Article

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