Cyberbullying and subjective health. A large-scale study of students in Stockholm, Sweden

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 112-119

  Låftman, Sara Brolin ^a   Modin, Bitte ^a   Östberg, Viveca ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Bullying; Cyberbullying; Subjective health; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870671635     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.10.020     Document Type: Article

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