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ERIC Number: EJ594482
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1881
What Causes the Age Decline in Reports of Being Bullied at School? Towards a Developmental Analysis of the Risks of Being Bullied.
Smith, Peter K.; Moody, Janet C.; Madsen, Kirsten C.
Educational Research, v41 n3 p267-85 Win 1999
Interviews with 48 participants aged 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, and 13-14 and with 159 aged 5-6, 9-10, 15-16, and 18-29 showed that younger children have different definitions of bullying and lack social and assertiveness skills, which may explain the age decline in bullying reports. (SK)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Bullying, Child Development, Children, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence, Risk
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: United Kingdom