Childhood abuse, avatar choices, and other risk factors associated with internet-initiated victimization of adolescent girls

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Noll, Jennie G ^a,b   Shenk, Chad E ^a   Barnes, Jaclyn E ^a   Putnam, Frank W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Adolescent sexual behavior; Internet; Path analysis; Victimization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAREGIVER; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERNET; PARENTING; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL FACILITATION; SOFTWARE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SYMBOLISM; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 66249084194     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-2983     Document Type: Article

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