Cyber-victimisation: The association between help-seeking behaviours and self-reported emotional symptoms in Australia and Austria

Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 194-209

  Dooley, Julian J ^a   Gradinger, Petra ^b   Strohmeier, Dagmar ^b   Cross, Donna ^a   Spiel, Christiane ^b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cyber victimisation; Emotional symptoms; Help seeking

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651408547     PISSN: 10372911     EISSN: 18392520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/ajgc.20.2.194     Document Type: Article

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