Predicting undergraduates' self-reported engagement in traditional and cyberbullying from attitudes

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 141-147

  Boulton, Mike ^a   Lloyd, Julian ^a   Down, James ^a   Marx, Hedda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BULLYING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; BULLYING; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84858388285     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2011.0369     Document Type: Article

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