Testing a mediational model of bullied victims' evaluation of received support and post-bullying adaptation: A japan-u.s. cross-cultural comparison

Communication Monographs

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 312-340

  Matsunaga, Masaki ^a  

^a RIKKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bullying; Disclosure; Individualism collectivism; Japan us cross cultural comparison; Supportive communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957023146     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: 14795787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03637751003758235     Document Type: Article

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