Does the use of social networking sites increase children's risk of harm?

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 40-50

  Staksrud, Elisabeth ^a   Ólafsson, Kjartan ^b   Livingstone, Sonia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKUREYRI   (Iceland)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Harm; Internet; Risk; Skills; Social networking sites

Indexed keywords

AFFORDANCES; CHILDREN; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; HARM; INSTANT MESSAGING; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; PUBLIC CONCERN; SKILLS; SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES;

EDUCATION; INTERNET; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH; RISK PERCEPTION; RISKS;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84868200521     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2012.05.026     Document Type: Article

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