Cyberbullying victimization: Do victims' personality and risky social network behaviors contribute to the problem?

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 52, Issue , 2015, Pages 424-435

  Peluchette, Joy V ^a   Karl, Katherine ^b   Wood, Christa ^c   Williams, Jennifer ^d  

^a LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyberbullying; Social media; Victimization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER CRIME; CRIME;

CYBER BULLYING; EMOTIONAL STABILITIES; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; NUMBER OF FACEBOOK FRIENDS; PERSONALITY VARIABLES; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK SITES; VICTIMIZATION;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84933048451     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.06.028     Document Type: Article

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