Recruiting young adults to child maltreatment research through Facebook: A feasibility study

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 716-720

  Parkinson, Samantha ^a   Bromfield, Leah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community sample; Facebook; Maltreatment; Online social networking; Prevalence; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK;

COMMUNITY SAMPLE; FACEBOOK; MALTREATMENT; ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING; PREVALENCE; YOUNG PEOPLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD ABUSE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PREVALENCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884206865     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.04.009     Document Type: Article

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