Is talking online to unknown people always risky? Distinguishing online interaction styles in a national sample of youth Internet users

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 340-343

  Wolak, Janis ^a   Finkelhor, David ^a   Mitchell, Kimberly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD SAFETY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; JUVENILE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; COMMUNICATION; COURTSHIP; CULTURE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOFTWARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44949094478     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2007.0044     Document Type: Article

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