Cyberbullying and self-esteem in Australian adults
Vol.8,No.2(2014)
cyberbullying; cybervictimisation; cyberbully typologies; self-esteem; adults
Kerryn Brack
Kerryn Brack is currently completing her PhD at James Cook University in Cairns, Australia. Her research focuses on using deindividuation and self-monitoring to investigate cyberbullying behaviour in adolescents; with a specific interest in examining how the online environment might increase the risk of non-intentional cyberbullying.
Nerina Caltabiano
Nerina Caltabiano is an Associate Professor at James Cook University, and lectures in Social Psychology as well as Statistics and Research design. Her research interests are grounded primarily in social psychology, with a focus on wellbeing and resilience; particularly among school students.
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