Responses to Cyberbullying: A Descriptive Analysis of the Frequency of and Impact on LGBT and Allied Youth

Journal of LGBT Youth

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 153-177

  Cooper, Robyn M ^a   Blumenfeld, Warren J ^b  

^a DRAKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; cyberbullying; harassment; LGBT youth; middle school; secondary education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859729747     PISSN: 19361653     EISSN: 19361661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19361653.2011.649616     Document Type: Article

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