Are Narcissists More Likely to Be Involved in Cyberbullying? Examining the Mediating Role of Self-Esteem

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 34, Issue 15, 2019, Pages 3127-3150

  Fan, Cui Ying ^a,b   Chu, Xiao Wei ^a,b   Zhang, Meng ^a,b   Zhou, Zong Kui ^a,b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b CENTRAL CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

covert narcissism; cyberbullying perpetration; cyberbullying victimization; overt narcissism; self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHINA; CRIME VICTIM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NARCISSISM; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHINA; CRIME VICTIMS; CYBERBULLYING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NARCISSISM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85068402889     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260516666531     Document Type: Article

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