Characteristics of college cyberbullies

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2320-2327

  Schenk, Allison M ^a   Fremouw, William J ^a   Keelan, Colleen M ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Cyberbully perpetrators; Cyberbully victims; Cyberbullying

Indexed keywords

COLLEGE STUDENTS; CYBER BULLYING; CYBERBULLY; PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS; PSYCHOTICISM;

CRIME; STUDENTS;

COMPUTER CRIME;

EID: 84879020744     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.05.013     Document Type: Article

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