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Bystanders' Support of Cyberbullied Schoolmates

  1. Hana Macháčková*,
  2. Lenka Dedkova,
  3. Anna Sevcikova,
  4. Alena Cerna

Article first published online: 27 DEC 2012

DOI: 10.1002/casp.2135

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Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology

Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology

Special Issue: Cyberbullying research: new perspectives and alternative methodologies

Volume 23, Issue 1, pages 25–36, January/February 2013

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Macháčková, H., Dedkova, L., Sevcikova, A. and Cerna, A. (2013), Bystanders' Support of Cyberbullied Schoolmates. J. Community. Appl. Soc. Psychol., 23: 25–36. doi: 10.1002/casp.2135

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  1. Institute for Research on Children, Youth, and Family, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

* Hana Macháčková, Institute for Research on Children, Youth, and Family, Masaryk University, Joštova 10, Brno 602 00, Czech Republic.
E-mail: hmachack@fss.muni.cz

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 27 DEC 2012
  2. Article first published online: 27 DEC 2012
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 31 OCT 2012
  4. Manuscript Revised: 30 OCT 2012
  5. Manuscript Received: 1 SEP 2012

Funded by

  • Czech Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports. Grant Numbers: LD11008, MSM0021622406
  • Czech Science Foundation. Grant Number: GAP407/11/0585
  • VITOVIN project. Grant Number: CZ.1.07/2.3.00/20.0184

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