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Experiences, perpetration of identity-based bullying among adolescents

2021-07-23
(Press-News.org) What The Study Did: Using survey responses from students in some Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, high schools, researchers investigated how experiences of bullying based on race/ethnicity/national origin and other marginalized identities are associated with outcomes for health, mental health and violence among adolescents.

Authors: Chardée A. Galán, Ph.D., of the University of Pittsburgh, is the corresponding author.

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