Correlates of Peer Violence Among 13- to 15-Year-Olds in Gampaha District Schools in Sri Lanka
Violence among adolescents in schools is a relatively new research area in South Asian countries. Limited knowledge about factors associated with peer violence hinders the design of prevention programs. This study was carried out to assess correlates of peer violence among 13- to 15-year-old adolesc...
Main Authors: | Monika Priyadarshani Wijeratne, Rohini Seneviratne, Nalika Gunawardena, Catherine Lynch, Ingvild Fossgard Sandøy, Truls Ostbye |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2014-09-01
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Series: | SAGE Open |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244014550616 |
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