Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 39, Issue 6 , Pages 908-915 , December 2006

Television Viewing and Forms of Bullying among Adolescents from Eight Countries

  • Emmanuel Kuntsche, M.A.

      Affiliations

    • Research Department, Swiss Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Problems, Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Mr. Emmanuel Kuntsche, Research Department, Swiss Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Problems, PO Box 870, 1001 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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  • William Pickett, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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  • Mary Overpeck, Dr.PH.

      Affiliations

    • Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Rockville, Maryland
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  • Wendy Craig, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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  • William Boyce, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Social Program Evaluation Group, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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  • Margarida Gaspar de Matos, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Human Kinetics, Technical University of Lisbon, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal

Received 14 March 2006 ,Accepted 16 June 2006.

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PII: S1054-139X(06)00250-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.06.007

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 39, Issue 6 , Pages 908-915 , December 2006

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