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Sapouna, Maria – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2010
Collective efficacy, defined as informal social controls that operate under social norms of trust, is an emerging theoretical concept that has been applied to explain violence rates in neighborhoods, affiliation with deviant peers, partner violence, and adolescent delinquency. This study employed a multilevel design to examine the association…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Bullying, Victims of Crime, Secondary School Students