Cyberbullying assessment instruments: A systematic review

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 320-334

  Berne, S ^a   Frisen A ^a   Schultze Krumbholz, A ^b   Scheithauer, H ^b   Naruskov, K ^c   Luik, P ^c   Katzer, C ^d   Erentaite, R ^e   Zukauskiene, R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^d Mykolas Romeris University ^*  (Germany)

^e MYKOLAS ROMERIS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Cyberbullying; Instrument review; Research instrument

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BULLYING; CRIME; CYBERBULLYING; HUMAN; INTERNET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDITY; VICTIM;

EID: 84873732447     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: 18736335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2012.11.022     Document Type: Review

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