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THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES

Conversations with Middle School Students About Bullying and Victimization

Should We Be Concerned?

Dorothy L. Espelage PhD University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
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Christine S. Asidao MA Counseling Psychology PhD program
Pages 49-62 | Published online: 12 Oct 2008

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