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Prevalence and sociodemographic predictors of bullying among university students in Jordan: a cross-sectional study Cover

Prevalence and sociodemographic predictors of bullying among university students in Jordan: a cross-sectional study

Open Access
|Mar 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/FON-2026-0016 | Journal eISSN: 2544-8994 | Journal ISSN: 2097-5368
Language: English
Page range: 139 - 146
Submitted on: Feb 8, 2025
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Accepted on: Feb 25, 2025
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Published on: Mar 24, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2026 Majd Alebeah, Mohammad Suliman, Asem Abdalrahim, Abdullah Alkhawaldeh, Mean Aljezawi, Mohammed ALBashtawy, Jamal Qaddumi, Wesam Taher Almagharbeh, published by Shanxi Medical Periodical Press
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