Characteristics and motives of adolescents talking with strangers on the Internet

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 526-530

  Peter, Jochen ^a   Valkenburg, Patti M ^a   Schouten, Alexander P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRAWING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; AGE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HABIT; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN RELATION; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; REINFORCEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HABITS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; REINFORCEMENT, SOCIAL; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 33947621069     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2006.9.526     Document Type: Article

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