The prevalence of bullying and cyberbullying in high school: A 2011 survey

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 27-31

  Gan, Sophie S ^a   Zhong, Connie ^a   Das, Shreya ^a   Gan, Julia S ^a   Willis, Stephanie ^b   Tully, Eileen ^a  

^a East Chapel High School   (United States)

^b Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; Child and adolescent health; Cyberbullying; Emotional health; Schools

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CYBERBULLYING; FEMALE; GATEHOUSE BULLYING SCALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MALE; PEER RELATION QUESTIONNAIRE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; BULLYING; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; PREVALENCE; STUDENTS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84901721508     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: 21910278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/ijamh-2012-0106     Document Type: Article

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