Psychosocial Risk Factors Associated With Cyberbullying Among Adolescents
Archives of General PsychiatryPublished 1 July 2010
André Sourander, Anat Brunstein Klomek, Maria Ikonen, Jarna Lindroos, Terhi Luntamo, Merja Koskelainen
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Both cyberbullying and cybervictimization are associated with psychiatric and psychosomatic problems among adolescents, and the most troubled are those who are both cyberbullies and cyberVictims.
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Both cyberbullying and cybervictimization are associated with psychiatric and psychosomatic problems. The most troubled are those who are both cyberbullies and cybervictims. This indicates the need for new strategies for cyberbullying prevention and intervention.
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