Cyberbullying: Its nature and impact in secondary school pupils

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 376-385

  Smith, Peter K ^a   Mahdavi, Jess ^a   Carvalho, Manuel ^a   Fisher, Sonja ^a   Russell, Shanette ^a   Tippett, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Aggression; Bullying; Computers; Cyber; Internet; Mobile phone; Victim

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; E-MAIL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION CENTER; INTERNET; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CELLULAR PHONE; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNET; LONDON; MALE; PEER GROUP; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 41149168739     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2007.01846.x     Document Type: Article

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