Personal characteristics and contextual factors that determine "helping," "joining in," and "doing nothing" when witnessing cyberbullying

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 383-396

  Van Cleemput, Katrien ^a   Vandebosch, Heidi ^a   Pabian, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Bystanders; Cyberbullying; Empathy; Moral disengagement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; BULLYING; CHILD; COOPERATION; CRIME VICTIM; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; BULLYING; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF EFFICACY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84906084362     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.21534     Document Type: Article

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