Stop bugging me: An examination of adolescents' protection behavior against online harassment

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-41

  Lwin, May O ^a   Li, Benjamin ^a   Ang, Rebecca P ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Online harassment; Protection Motivation Theory; Victimization

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PROTECTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; ONLINE HARASSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BULLYING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855584074     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.06.007     Document Type: Article

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