The association between the mental health and behavioural problems of students and their reactions to cyber-victimization

European Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 275-289

  Dooley, Julian J ^a   Shaw, Therese ^b   Cross, Donna ^b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coping; Cyber victimization; Mental health; Social problem solving

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859505624     PISSN: 17405629     EISSN: 17405610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2011.648425     Document Type: Article

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