Online or off-line victimisation and psychological well-being: A comparison of sexual-minority and heterosexual youth

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 569-582

  Priebe, Gisela ^a   Svedin, Carl Göran ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Harassment; Health surveys; Internet; Sexual abuse; Sexual orientation; Support seeking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; ONLINE SYSTEM; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM; SENSE OF COHERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SEXUAL MINORITY; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; CRIME VICTIMS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; SEXUALITY; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868154204     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-012-0294-5     Document Type: Article

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