Hurtful cyber-teasing and violence: Who's laughing out loud?

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 26, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 3542-3560

  Madlock, Paul E ^a   Westerman, David ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cyber bullying; hurtful cyber teasing; physical violence; social information processing theory; verbal aggression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BULLYING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALITY; VIOLENCE;

BLOGGING; BULLYING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LAUGHTER; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 80053942892     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260511403749     Document Type: Article

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