Current research knowledge about adolescent victimization via the internet

Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 325-341

  Wolak, Janis ^a   Ybarra, Michele L ^b   Mitchell, Kimberly ^a   Finkelhor, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b Internet Solutions for Kids Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; RISK; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; EROTICA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; RISK; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 49249129640     PISSN: 19344287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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