Self-Esteem and Loneliness in Relation to Cyberbullying in Three European Countries

Cyberbullying in the Global Playground: Research from International Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 32-56

  Brighi, Antonella ^a   Melotti, Giannino ^a   Guarini, Annalisa ^a   Genta, Maria Luisa ^a   Ortega, Rosario ^b   Mora Merchán, Joaquín ^c   Smith, Peter K ^d   Thompson, Fran ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attacking defenseless people; Cyberbullying, three European countries; Europe, new forms of bullying; Internet diffusion, ICT improper use; Loneliness, ambivalent A Neg, A Pos; Social identity, bullying; Target victims in "virtual world"; Victimization, decrease in self esteem; Victims' loneliness, self esteem; Virtual social interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864674552     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781119954484.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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