Cyberbullying amongst university students: An emergent cause for concern?

Cyberbullying through the New Media: Findings from an International Network

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 165-177

  Cowie, Helen ^a   Bauman, Sheri ^b   Coyne, Iain ^c   Myers, Carrie ^d   Pörhölä, Maili ^e   Almeida, Ana ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

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EID: 84920370507     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203799079     Document Type: Chapter

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