Assessment of Bullying/Victimization: The Problem of Comparability Across Studies and Across Methodologies

Handbook of Bullying in Schools: An International Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 305-327

  Swearer, Susan M ^a   Siebecker, Amanda B ^a   Johnsen Frerichs, Lynae A ^a   Wang, Cixin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 85137447986     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203864968-25     Document Type: Chapter

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