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Research Article

The Societal Context of School-Based Bullying Victimization: An Application of Institutional Anomie Theory in a Cross-National Sample

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Pages 28-43 | Received 10 Apr 2022, Accepted 07 Sep 2022, Published online: 21 Sep 2022

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