Empathy and Involvement in Bullying in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review

Tirza H J van Noorden; Gerbert J T Haselager; Antonius H N Cillessen; William M Bukowski

doi:10.1007/s10964-014-0135-6

Empathy and Involvement in Bullying in Children and Adolescents

A Systematic Review

Bibliographic Data

ID	14565299
Authors	Tirza H J van Noorden (0000-0002-4526-3854), Gerbert J T Haselager (0000-0001-8508-1185), Antonius H N Cillessen (0000-0002-5884-907X), William M Bukowski (0000-0002-5737-3559)
Year	2015
Volume	44
Issue	3
Pages	637-657
Publication date	2015-03-01
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	Yes
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	Journal of Youth and Adolescence (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 0047-2891 • E-ISSN: 1573-6601
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI	10.1007/s10964-014-0135-6
PMID	24894581
Language	EN
Citations received	99
References cited	81

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