Racially-focused peer victimization: Prevalence, psychosocial impacts, and the influence of coping strategies

Psychology of Violence

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 103-111

  Mendez, Julian J ^a   Bauman, Sheri ^b   Sulkowski, Michael L ^b   Davis, Stan ^c   Nixon, Charisse ^d  

^a WESTMINSTER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c Stop Bullying Now ^*  (United States)

^d BEHREND COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; Coping; Peer victimization; Racism; Response

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954151027     PISSN: 21520828     EISSN: 2152081X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0038161     Document Type: Article

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