Bullying victimization and emotional distress: Is there strength in numbers for vulnerable youth?

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 86, Issue , 2016, Pages 13-19

  Eisenberg, Marla E ^a   McMorris, Barbara J ^b   Gower, Amy L ^a   Chatterjee, Debanjana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Disability; Mental health; Obesity; School health; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BULLYING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; CRIME VICTIM; HANDICAPPED CHILD; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; OVERWEIGHT; PEER GROUP; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL MINORITY; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; BULLYING; CRIME VICTIMS; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OVERWEIGHT; PEER GROUP; SEXUAL MINORITIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84965029241     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2016.04.007     Document Type: Article

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