Gender and multiple forms of peer victimization: How do they influence adolescent psychosocial adjustment?

Violence and Victims

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 707-724

  Felix, Erika D ^a   McMahon, Susan D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; Mental health; School violence; Sexual harassment; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; FEMALE; GENDER; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; INTERNALIZATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT; PEER GROUP; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; URBAN AREA; VERBAL HOSTILITY; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 85047698746     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.21.6.707     Document Type: Article

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