Perceptions and attributions of bystanders to cyber bullying

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-7

  Holfeld, Brett ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Attribution theory; Bystanders; Cyber bullying

Indexed keywords

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

ADOLESCENTS; ATTRIBUTION THEORY; BYSTANDERS; CYBER BULLYING; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS; SITUATIONAL FACTORS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84902251678     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.05.012     Document Type: Article

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