Cyberbullying: The hidden side of college students

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue , 2015, Pages 167-182

  Francisco, Sofia Mateus ^a   Veiga Simão, Ana Margarida ^a   Ferreira, Paula Costa ^a   Martins, Maria José Das Dores ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF PORTALEGRE   (Portugal)

^c NONE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

College students; Coping strategies; Cyberbullying; Help sources; Reporting

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER CRIME; FACTOR ANALYSIS;

COLLEGE STUDENTS; COPING STRATEGIES; CYBER BULLYING; EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; ITEM RESPONSE THEORY; PRELIMINARY APPROACH; REPORTING; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84911499466     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.10.045     Document Type: Article

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