Peer Victimization and Adolescent Adjustment: Does School Belonging Matter?

Journal of School Violence

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-21

  Wormington, Stephanie V ^a   Anderson, Kristen G ^b   Schneider, Ashley ^b   Tomlinson, Kristin L ^c   Brown, Sandra A ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b REED COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

academic performance; academic truancy; adolescence; alcohol use; peer victimization; school belonging

Indexed keywords

EID: 84953354971     PISSN: 15388220     EISSN: 15388239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15388220.2014.922472     Document Type: Article

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