Bullying, cyberbullying, and mental health in young people

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 393-399

  Landstedt, Evelina ^a   Persson, Susanne ^b  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescents; body image; bullying; depressive symptoms; online harassment; psychosocial school environment; psychosomatic problems

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BULLYING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; BULLYING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84901289091     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494814525004     Document Type: Article

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