An Examination of the History, Prevalence, Characteristics, and Reporting of Cyberbullying in the United States

Cyberbullying in the Global Playground: Research from International Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 117-142

  Holfeld, Brett ^a   Grabe, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anonymity, escaping from social cues; Bullying behavior, a new realm; Bullying, cyberbullying interrelation; Cyberbullying and victimization; Cyberbullying in USA; Cyberbullying, middle school students; Modifying motives, against destructive ends; Offline, online behaviors; Studies in the USA; Victims, face to face bullying

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879425108     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781119954484.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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