How do high-risk youth use the internet? Characteristics and implications for prevention

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 227-234

  Wells, Melissa ^a   Mitchell, Kimberly J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Child welfare; High risk youth; Internet; Sexual solicitation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 47049106641     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: 15526119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559507312962     Document Type: Article

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