Predictors of victimisation across direct bullying, indirect bullying and cyberbullying

Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 375-388

  Brighi, Antonella ^a   Guarini, Annalisa ^a   Melotti, Giannino ^a   Galli, Silvia ^b   Genta, Maria Luisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

cyberbullying; gender differences; loneliness; self esteem; traditional bullying

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CYBERBULLYING; DIRECT BULLYING; HUMAN; INDIRECT BULLYING; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; VICTIM;

EID: 84865296280     PISSN: 13632752     EISSN: 17412692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632752.2012.704684     Document Type: Article

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