Are social networking sites a source of online harassment for teens? Evidence from survey data

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 284-290

  Sengupta, Anirban ^a   Chaudhuri, Anoshua ^b  

^a Economist   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyber bullying; Online harassment; Social networking sites; Youth risky behaviors

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650305802     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.09.011     Document Type: Article

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