Conversations with middle school students about bullying and victimization: Should we be concerned?

Bullying Behavior: Current Issues, Research, and Interventions

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 49-62

  Espelage, Dorothy L ^a   Asidao, Christine S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bullying; Interviews; Middle school; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 85069759456     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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