Ybarra M, Mitchell K, Korchmaros J. Past year bullying online and via text messaging for LGBT versus non-LGBT youth in national samples of adolescents in the U.S. Oral presentation at the COST IS0801 International Conference on Cyberbullying; 29 June 2012; Paris, France. Data from the Teen Health and Technology study collected between 2010 and 2011 are discussed. … [Read more...]
Online and offline bullying and social support: Predictors of mental well-being for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth
Greytak E, Kosciw J, Palmer N. Online and offline bullying and social support: Predictors of mental well-being for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth. Oral presentation at the SRA Biennial Meeting; 8 Mar 2012; Vancouver, BC. Data from the Teen Health and Technology study collected between 2010 and 2011 are discussed. … [Read more...]
National trends in exposure to and experiences of violence on the Internet among children
Ybarra ML, Mitchell KJ, Korchmaros JD. National trends in exposure to and experiences of violence on the Internet among children. Pediatrics. 2011;128(6):e1376-1386. doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-0118 Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To examine rates of technology-based violent experiences (eg, bullying, harassment, unwanted sexual experiences [USEs] perpetration, and victimization) and exposures (eg, hate sites) from 2006 to 2008 among US children. PATIENTS AND METHODS: One thousand five-hundred eighty-eight youth aged 10 to 15 years were surveyed nationally online in 2006, 2007 (76% follow-up rate), and 2008 (73% follow-up rate). RESULTS: All other things equal, rates of Internet-based violent exposures and experiences were stable. Of exception, harassment perpetration and exposure to violent … [Read more...]
The dark side of the Internet: Youth Internet victimization
Ybarra M. The dark side of the Internet: Youth Internet victimization. Oral presentation at the Emerging Technologies Conference, Baylor College; 4 May 2011; Houston, TX. Data from the Growing up with Media study collected in 2006, 2007, and 2008 are discussed. … [Read more...]
Interview with ABC News: Children and Online Victimization
Setting The Record Straight with ABC News' Amanda Congdon Michele Ybarra MPH PhD, talks with ABC News' Amanda Congdon about Children and Online victimization and sets the record straight about online victimization and safety issues currently sensationalized in the media. The internet is just another environment, where parents need to know who kids are with, what they are doing and what they are taking about on the internet. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxO1BDJPAsg … [Read more...]
Internet Congressional Caucus about Online Victimization: Facts About Online Youth Victimization
Michele Ybara MPH PHD et al. speak on the Advisory Committee to the Internet Congressional Caucus about Online Victimization. Dr. David Finkelhor, Director, Crimes against Children Research Center (CCRC), University of New Hampshire Dr. Michele Ybarra, President, The Center for Innovative Public Health Research and author of several studies on youth online Amanda Lenhart, Senior Research Specialist, Pew Internet & American Life Project Dr. danah boyd, Researcher, University of California, Berkeley and Fellow, University of Southern California Annenberg Center for Communications httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok05pxbYLJI … [Read more...]
ISTTF: Social Networking Sites, Unwanted Sexual Solicitation
Michelle Ybarra speaks on the issues of sexual solicitation and cyberbullying in youth social network sites as part of the April 30, 2008 meeting of the Internet Safety Technical Task Force in Washington, DC. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-lYO_8mlf0 … [Read more...]
Internet Safety Technical Task Force: Question & Answer
Presented as part of the Internet Safety Technical Task Force, this question & answer session represents the conclusion of the April 30, 2008 meeting. Taking questions for the ISTTF are danah boyd, Janis Wolak, Amanda Lenhart, and Michele Ybarra httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ammkwcfnRrg … [Read more...]
Issues of language and frequency in measuring cyberbullying: Data from the Growing up with Media survey
Ybarra M. Issues of language and frequency in measuring cyberbullying: Data from the Growing up with Media survey. Oral presentation at the COST ACTION IS0801; 22 Aug 2009; Vilnius, Lithuania. Data from the Growing up with Media study collected in 2007 and 2008 as well as results from a literature review of cyberbully articles published as of July 2009 are discussed. … [Read more...]
A comparison of bullying online and offline: Findings from a national survey
Ybarra M, Mitchell K, Espelage D. A comparison of bullying online and offline: Findings from a national survey. Oral presentation at the AERA Annual Meeting; 16 Apr 2009; San Diego, CA. Data from the Growing up with Media study collected in 2006 and 2007 are discussed. … [Read more...]