Cyberstalking in a Large Sample of Social Network Users: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Impact Upon Victims

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 61-67

  Dreßing, Harald ^a   Bailer, Josef ^a   Anders, Anne ^a   Wagner, Henriette ^a   Gallas, Christine ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIME VICTIM; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL NETWORK; STALKING; STATISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

CRIME VICTIMS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL NETWORKING; STALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893969467     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2012.0231     Document Type: Article

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