Moral disengagement and emotional and social difficulties in bullying and cyberbullying: Differences by participant role

Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 347-360

  Wachs, Sebastian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

bad conscience; bullying; cyberbullying; emotional difficulties; roles

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD; CYBERBULLYING; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORAL DISENGAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ASPECT; STUDENT; STUDENT SATISFACTION; VICTIM;

EID: 84865295411     PISSN: 13632752     EISSN: 17412692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632752.2012.704318     Document Type: Article

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