The Relationship Between Immigrant School Composition, Classmate Support and Involvement in Physical Fighting and Bullying among Adolescent Immigrants and Non-immigrants in 11 Countries

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-16

  Walsh, Sophie D ^a   De Clercq, Bart ^b   Molcho, Michal ^c   Harel Fisch, Yossi ^a   Davison, Colleen M ^d   Rich Madsen, Katrine ^e   Stevens, Gonneke W J M ^f  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^f UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Bullying; Classmate support; Fighting; Immigrant school composition; Immigration

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BULLYING; CHILD; CRIME VICTIM; ETHNOLOGY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRANT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BULLYING; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SCHOOLS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84952718549     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-015-0367-0     Document Type: Article

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