Youth engaging in online harassment: Associations with caregiver-child relationships, internet use, and personal characteristics

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 319-336

  Ybarra, Michele L ^a,c   Mitchell, Kimberly J ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c Internet Solutions for Kids Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; Internet; Mental health; Parent child relationship; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PERSONALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3042547154     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2004.03.007     Document Type: Article

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