Morally disengaged and unempathic: Do cyberbullies fit these definitions? An exploratory study

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 391-398

  Renati, Roberta ^a   Berrone, Carlo ^a   Zanetti, Maria Assunta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BULLYING; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; ITALY; MALE; MORALITY; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; BULLYING; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; ITALY; MALE; MORALS; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS;

EID: 84865225664     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2012.0046     Document Type: Article

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