Normative beliefs about aggression as a mediator of narcissistic exploitativeness and cyberbullying

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 26, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 2619-2634

  Ang, Rebecca P ^a   Tan, Kit Aun ^a   Mansor, Abu Talib ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

cyberbullying; narcissistic exploitativeness; normative beliefs about aggression

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; MALAYSIA; MALE; NARCISSISM; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; BULLYING; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALAYSIA; MALE; NARCISSISM; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 79961212581     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260510388286     Document Type: Article

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