Aggression between siblings: Associations with the home environment and peer bullying

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 14-24

  Tippett, Neil ^a   Wolke, Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Aggression; Bullying; Siblings

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; BULLYING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CRIME VICTIM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; SIBLING RELATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; BULLYING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTING; PEER GROUP; SIBLING RELATIONS;

EID: 85028282359     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.21557     Document Type: Article

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