Cyberbullying: Review of an old problem gone viral

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 10-18

  Aboujaoude, Elias ^a   Savage, Matthew W ^b   Starcevic, Vladan ^c   Salame, Wael O ^d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d RIZK HOSPITAL   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Adolescent suicide; Bully victim; Bullying; Cyberbullying; Cyberstalking; Peer victimization; Social media

Indexed keywords

BULLYING; BYSTANDER EFFECT; CURRICULUM; CYBERBULLYING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; OFFENDER; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL MINORITY; SOCIAL MEDIA; TEXT MESSAGING; VICTIM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CRIME VICTIM; FEMALE; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BULLYING; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; SOCIAL MEDIA; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 84937403184     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2015.04.011     Document Type: Review

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