Cyberbullying victimisation in adolescence: Relationships with loneliness and depressive mood

Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 361-374

  Olenik Shemesh, Dorit ^a   Heiman, Tali ^a   Eden, Sigal ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

adolescents; cyberbullying; cybervictimisation; depressive mood; loneliness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CYBERBULLYING; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION INVENTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; ISRAEL; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; VICTIM;

EID: 84865285182     PISSN: 13632752     EISSN: 17412692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632752.2012.704227     Document Type: Article

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