Scientific research on bullying and cyberbullying: Where have we been and where are we going

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue , 2015, Pages 188-198

  Zych, Izabela ^a   Ortega Ruiz, Rosario ^a   Del Rey, Rosario ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bullying; Cyberbullying; Impact; Research history

Indexed keywords

BULLYING; CYBERBULLYING; DYNAMICS; EUROPE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ONLINE SYSTEM; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SCIENTIST; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 84939244929     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: 18736335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2015.05.015     Document Type: Review

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