Associations between blocking, monitoring, and filtering software on the home computer and youth-reported unwanted exposure to sexual material online

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 857-869

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

^a Internet Solutions for Kids Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blocking software; Internet safety; Prevention; Sexual material

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD SAFETY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SECURITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMPUTER SECURITY; COMPUTERS; EROTICA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 72649106172     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2008.09.015     Document Type: Article

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