Are Cyberbullies really bullies? An investigation of reactive and proactive online aggression

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 664-672

  Law, Danielle M ^a   Shapka, Jennifer D ^a   Domene, José F ^b   Gagné, Monique H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggression; Bullying; Cyberbullying; Electronic aggression; Internet; Proactive reactive aggression

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BULLYING; CYBERBULLYING; ELECTRONIC AGGRESSION; PROACTIVE/REACTIVE AGGRESSION;

MOTIVATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEYS;

INTERNET;

EID: 84855528308     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2011.11.013     Document Type: Article

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