Cyberbullying among adolescents: The role of affective and cognitive empathy, and gender

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 387-397

  Ang, Rebecca P ^a   Goh, Dion H ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Affective empathy; Cognitive empathy; Cyberbullying; Gender

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AFFECT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; COGNITION; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SINGAPORE;

EID: 77956121020     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-010-0176-3     Document Type: Article

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