Cyberbullying, self-esteem, empathy and loneliness

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 48, Issue , 2015, Pages 255-260

  Brewer, G ^a   Kerslake, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyberbullying; Empathy; Loneliness; Perpetration; Self esteem; Victimisation

Indexed keywords

CRIME;

CYBER BULLYING; EMPATHY; LONELINESS; PERPETRATION; SELF ESTEEM; VICTIMISATION;

COMPUTER CRIME;

EID: 84923361280     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.01.073     Document Type: Article

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