Cyberbullying prevalence among US middle and high schoole-aged adolescents: A systematic review and quality assessment

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 125-133

  Selkie, Ellen M ^a,b,d   Fales, Jessica L ^b,c   Moreno, Megan A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; Cyberbullying; Internet; Prevalence; Research; Social media; Systematic review; Text messaging; United States

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BULLYING; CYBERBULLYING; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; CRIME VICTIM; INTERNET; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT;

BULLYING; CRIME VICTIMS; HUMANS; INTERNET; PREVALENCE; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84949035202     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2015.09.026     Document Type: Review

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