Frequency and implications of exposure to violent websites on youth behavior

Ybarra M, Leaf P, Diener-West M, Hamburger M. Frequency and implications of exposure to violent websites on youth behavior. Oral presentation at the International Society for Research on Aggression XVIII World Meeting; Jul 2008; Budapest, Hungary. Data from the Growing up with the Media study collected in 2006 and 2007, and the Youth Internet Safety Survey (YISS) collected between 1999 and 2000 are discussed. … [Read more...]

Toward a better understanding of the relation between violent videogame play and different types of antisocial behavior

Hamburger M, Ybarra M, Hall J, Leaf P, Diener-West M. Toward a better understanding of the relation between violent videogame play and different types of antisocial behavior. Oral presentation at the International Society for Research on Aggression XVIII World Meeting; Jul 2008; Budapest, Hungary. Data from the Growing up with Media study collected in 2006 are discussed. … [Read more...]

This is your brain on DOPA

Ybarra M. This is your brain on DOPA: the data. Oral presentation at the American Library Association; 26 June-2 July 2008; Anaheim, CA. Data from the Growing up with Media study collected in 2006 and 2007, and the Youth Internet Safety Surveys collected between 1999 and 2000 (YISS1) and in 2005 (YISS2) are discussed. … [Read more...]

Youth exposure to pornography and violent web sites

Ybarra M. Youth exposure to pornography and violent web sites. Oral presentation at the Internet Safety Technical Taskforce 2nd Meeting; 20 June 2008 ; Washington, DC. Data from the Growing up with Media study collected in 2006 and 2007, and the Youth Internet Safety Surveys collected between 1999 and 2000 (YISS1) and in 2005 (YISS2) are discussed. … [Read more...]

Using technology for adolescent research

Ybarra M. Using technology for adolescent research. Oral presentation at the CDC Adolescents and Technology Panel; June 2008; Atlanta, GA. Data from the Growing up with Media study collected in 2006 and 2007 are discussed.   … [Read more...]

Social networking sites, unwanted sexual solicitation, Internet harassment, and cyberbullying

Ybarra M. Social networking sites, unwanted sexual solicitation, Internet harassment, and cyberbullying. Oral presentation at the Internet Safety Technical Taskforce 1st Meeting; 30 Apr 2008 ; Washington, DC. Data from the Growing up with Media study collected in 2006 and 2007, and the Youth Internet Safety Surveys collected between 1999 and 2000 (YISS1) and in 2005 (YISS2) are discussed. … [Read more...]

Internet experiences and exposures of children and adolescents: Implications for mental health

Ybarra M. Internet experiences and exposures of children and adolescents: Implications for mental health. Oral presentation at the Western Psychological Association Conference; 10-13 Apr 2008; Irvine, CA. Data from the Growing up with the Media study collected in 2006, and the Youth Internet Safety Surveys collected between 1999 and 2000 (YISS1) and in 2005 (YISS2) are discussed.  … [Read more...]

Using text messaging to affect teen health

Ybarra M. Using text messaging to affect teen Health. Oral presentation at the Texting 4 Health Conference; 29 Feb 2008; Palo Alto, CA. Data from the Growing up with the Media study collected in 2006 are discussed. … [Read more...]

Intentional exposure to pornography and the perpetration of sexually aggressive behavior among adolescents

Ybarra M, Diener-West M, Hamburger M, Leaf P. Intentional exposure to pornography and the perpetration of sexually aggressive behavior among adolescents: A new area of child maltreatment research. Oral presentation at the 22nd Annual San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment; 28 Jan 2008; San Diego, CA. Data from the Growing up with Media survey collected in 2006 are discussed.  … [Read more...]

Violence on the Internet: How many youth are really looking?

Ybarra M, Hamburger M,  Leaf PJ, Diener-West M. Violence on the Internet:How many youth are really looking?  Oral presentation at the International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference; 8-10 Jul 2007; Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Data from the Growing up with Media study collected in 2008 are discussed. … [Read more...]