Linkages between internet and other media violence with seriously violent behavior by youth

Pediatrics

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 929-937

  Ybarra, Michele L ^a   Diener West, Marie ^b   Markow, Dana ^c   Leaf, Philip J ^b   Hamburger, Merle ^d   Boxer, Paul ^e  

^a Internet Solutions for Kids   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Harris Interactive   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^e RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet; Media; Mental health; Violence; Youths

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CHILD; COMMUNITY; ETHNICITY; EXPOSURE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERNET; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNET; LOGISTIC MODELS; MASS MEDIA; MENTAL HEALTH; VIOLENCE;

EID: 58149171492     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-3377     Document Type: Article

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