Risky internet behaviors of middle-school students: Communication with online strangers and offline contact

CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 352-359

  Burgess Dowdell, Elizabeth ^a  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet; Middle school students; Online communication with strangers; Risk behaviors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79959818560     PISSN: 15382931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCN.0b013e3181fcbdb0     Document Type: Article

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