The Bidirectional Relationships Between Online Victimization and Psychosocial Problems in Adolescents: A Comparison with Real-Life Victimization

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 790-802

  van den Eijnden, Regina ^a   Vermulst, Ad ^b   van Rooij, Antonius J ^c,d   Scholte, Ron ^b   van de Mheen, Dike ^c,d  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Addiction Research Institute Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescent psychology; Internalization; Internet; Longitudinal studies; Psychosocial factors; Victimization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; BULLYING; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL; CRIME VICTIM; E-MAIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; LONELINESS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEXT MESSAGING;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; BULLYING; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONELINESS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PEER GROUP; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 84897962732     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-013-0003-9     Document Type: Article

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