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Cyber-Senga: Ugandan youth preferences for content in an internet-delivered comprehensive sexuality education programme

  • Cybersenga

Bull S, Nabembezi D, Birungi R, Kiwanuka J, Ybarra ML. Cyber-Senga: Ugandan youth preferences for content in an internet-delivered comprehensive sexuality education programme. East Afr J Public Health. 2010;7(1):58-63. Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To ascertain Ugandan youth access to complete information about sexual health and identify preferences for website design and content for a comprehensive sexuality education program. METHODS: Read More »

Associations between blocking, monitoring, filtering software on the home computer and youth-reported unwanted exposure to sexual material online

Ybarra ML, Finkelhor D, Mitchell KJ, Wolak J. Associations between blocking, monitoring, filtering software on the home computer and youth-reported unwanted exposure to sexual material online. Child Abuse Negl. 2009;33(12):857-869. Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between the use of preventive software on the home computer and unwanted exposure to sexual material online. METHODS: The Read More »

Impact of asking sensitive questions about violence to children and adolescents

Ybarra ML, Langhinrichsen-Rohling J, Friend J, Diener-West M. Impact of asking sensitive questions about violence to children and adolescents. J Adolesc Health. 2009;45(5):499-507. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.03.009 Abstract: PURPOSE: A major gap in our understanding of the ethics of asking sensitive health questions to children is the impact these questions have on their well-being. METHODS: A survey which Read More »

Social networking sites: Finding a balance between their risks and benefits

Mitchell, KJ, Ybarra, ML. Social networking sites: Finding a balance between their risks and benefits. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009;163(1):87-89. doi:10.1001/archpediatrics.2008.534 Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Recently, public attention has focused on the possibility that social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook are being widely used to sexually solicit underage youth, consequently increasing their vulnerability to sexual victimization. Beyond Read More »

Linkages between Internet and other media violence with seriously violent behavior by youth

  • Growing Up With Media

Ybarra M, Diener-West M, Markow D, Leaf P, Hamburger M, Boxer P. Linkages between Internet and other media violence with seriously violent behavior by youth. Pediatrics. 2008;122(5):929-937. doi: 10.1542/peds.2007-3377 Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The goal was to examine the association between violence in the media and the expression of seriously violent behavior among older children and teenagers in a Read More »

Reasons, assessments and actions taken: sex and age differences in uses of Internet health information

Ybarra M, Suman M. Reasons, assessments and actions taken: sex and age differences in uses of Internet health information. Health Educ Res. 2008;23(3):512-521. Abstract: The Internet is transforming the way in which consumers approach their health care needs. Sex and age are influential aspects of one’s health as well as disease risk and are thus Read More »

Online “predators” and their victims: Myths, realities, and implications for prevention and treatment

Wolak J, Finkelhor D, Mitchell KJ, Ybarra ML. Online “predators” and their victims: Myths, realities, and implications for prevention and treatment. Am Psychol. 2008;63(2):111-28. Abstract: The publicity about online “predators” who prey on naive children using trickery and violence is largely inaccurate. Internet sex crimes involving adults and juveniles more often fit a model of Read More »

How risky are social networking sites? A comparison of places online where youth sexual solicitation and harassment occurs

  • Growing Up With Media

Ybarra ML, Mitchell KJ. How risky are social networking sites? A comparison of places online where youth sexual solicitation and harassment occurs. Pediatrics. 2008;121(2):e350-357. doi: 10.1542/peds.2007-0693 Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Recently, public attention has focused on the possibility that social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook are being widely used to sexually solicit underage youth, consequently increasing their Read More »

Examining the overlap in Internet harassment and school bullying: Implications for school intervention

  • Growing Up With Media

Ybarra ML, Diener-West M, & Leaf PJ. Examining the overlap in Internet harassment and school bullying: Implications for school intervention. J Adolesc Health. 2007;41(6 Suppl 1):S42-50. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.09.004 Abstract: PURPOSE: As more and more youth utilize the Internet, concern about Internet harassment and its consequences for adolescents is growing. This paper examines the potential overlap in online Read More »

The co-occurrence of Internet harassment and unwanted sexual solicitation victimization and perpetration: Associations with psychosocial indicators

Ybarra ML, Espelage DL, Mitchell KJ. The co-occurrence of Internet harassment and unwanted sexual solicitation victimization and perpetration: Associations with psychosocial indicators. J Adolesc Health. 2007;41(6 Suppl 1):S31-41. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.09.010 Abstract: PURPOSE: Previous research in offline environments suggests that there may be an overlap in bullying and sexual harassment perpetration and victimization; however to what extent this may Read More »

Current trends in Internet- and cell phone-based HIV prevention and intervention programs

Ybarra ML, Bull SS. Current trends in Internet- and cell phone-based HIV prevention and intervention programs. Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2007;4(4):201-7. Abstract: As the reach of the Internet and cell phones increases, their use as health intervention and prevention tools has been increasingly researched. To identify recent advances in technology-based HIV prevention and intervention research, we Read More »

The relative importance of online victimization in understanding depression, delinquency and substance use

Mitchell KJ, Ybarra ML, Finkelhor D. The relative importance of online victimization in understanding depression, delinquency and substance use. Child Maltreat. 2007;12(4):314-324. Abstract: This article explores the relationship between online and offline forms of interpersonal victimization, with depressive symptomatology, delinquency, and substance use. In a national sample of 1,501 youth Internet users (ages 10-17 years), Read More »