Prevalence and Predictors of Cyberbullying Perpetration by High School Seniors

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 97-114

  Roberto, Anthony J ^a   Eden, Jen ^b   Savage, Matthew W ^c   Ramos Salazar, Leslie ^d   Deiss, Douglas M ^e  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MARIST COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyberbullying; Verbal Aggression

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893600910     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463373.2013.860906     Document Type: Article

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