School Bullying in Compulsory and Advanced Secondary Education. Determining Factors in its Intervention.
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SUBMITTER: Martinez Sanchez I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6427412 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
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School Bullying in Compulsory and Advanced Secondary Education. Determining Factors in its Intervention.
Martínez Sánchez Isabel I Goig Martínez Rosa R González González Daniel D Álvarez Rodríguez José J
International journal of environmental research and public health 20190301 5
<i>Background</i>: School bullying is a problem that has been considered from various different perspectives in the academic literature. The present work seeks to increase knowledge on the influence of the climate established at the school in order to determine if contextual factors can be used as a reference from which to plan interventions directed towards prevention. <i>Methods</i>: An ad hoc validated questionnaire was administered to 554 pupils in secondary education (compulsory and A Level ...[more]
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