Prevalence and characteristics of youth sexting: A national study

Pediatrics

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-20

  Mitchell, Kimberly J ^a   Finkelhor, David ^a   Jones, Lisa M ^a   Wolak, Janis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child pornography; Internet; Naked images; Sexting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; VIDEORECORDING; YOUTH SEXTING;

EID: 84855294128     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-1730     Document Type: Article

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