Online Victimization / Harassment

Online harassment and cyber-bullying within the school context

Ybarra M, Leaf P, Diener-West M, & Hamburger M. Online harassment and cyber-bullying within the school context. Presented at the International Conference on Cyberspace, Masaryk University, Faculty of Law; 24-25 Nov 2006; Brno, Czech Republic. Data from the Growing up with Media study collected in 2006 are discussed. … [Read more...]

Psychosocial correlates of Internet harassment among youth: An update

Ybarra M, Mitchell K, Wolak J, Finkelhor D. Psychosocial correlates of Internet harassment among youth: An update. Poster presentation at the 134th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association; 6 Nov 2006; Boston, MA. Data from the Youth Internet Safety Survey (YISS2) collected in 2005 are discussed. … [Read more...]

Trends and characteristics of youth Internet victimization

Wolak J, Mitchell K, Finkelhor D, Ybarra M. Trends and characteristics of youth Internet victimization. Oral presentation at the International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference; 9-11 Jul 2006; Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Data from the Youth Internet Safety Surveys collected between 1999 and 2000 (YISS1) and in 2005 (YISS2) are discussed. … [Read more...]

Youth, Sex & the Internet: What practitioners need to know

Wolak J, Mitchell K, Finkelhor D, Ybarra M. Youth, Sex & the Internet: What practitioners need to know. Oral presentation at the 20th Annual San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment; 23-27 Jan 2006; San Diego, CA. Data from the Youth Internet Safety Surveys collected between 1999 and 2000 (YISS1) and in 2005 (YISS2) are discussed. … [Read more...]

The Internet, pornography, and youth

Ybarra M, Mitchell K. The Internet, pornography, and youth. Oral presentation at the American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Conference; 9 Oct 2005; Washington, DC. Data from the Youth Internet Safety Surveys collected in 1999/2000 (YISS) and 2005 (YISS-2) are discussed. … [Read more...]

Online aggressor/targets, aggressors, and targets: a comparison of associated youth characteristics

Ybarra ML, Mitchell KJ. Online aggressor/targets, aggressors, and targets: a comparison of associated youth characteristics. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2004;45(7):1308-16. Abstract: BACKGROUND: While most youth report positive experiences and activities online, little is known about experiences of Internet victimization and associated correlates of youth, specifically in regards to Internet harassment. METHODS: The Youth Internet Safety Survey is a cross-sectional, nationally representative telephone survey of young regular Internet users in the United States. Interviews were conducted between the fall of 1999 and the spring of 2000 and examined characteristics of Internet harassment, unwanted exposure to sexual material, and sexual solicitation that had occurred on the Internet in … [Read more...]

Youth engaging in online harassment: associations with caregiver-child relationships, Internet use, and personal characteristics

Ybarra ML, Mitchell KJ. Youth engaging in online harassment: associations with caregiver-child relationships, Internet use, and personal characteristics. J Adolesc. 2004;27(3):319-36. Abstract: To date, research focused on "traditional" (i.e. in-person) youth bullying behaviour has documented serious psychosocial challenges for those involved. How this literature translates to youth engaging in aggressive behaviours online has yet to be examined. Using the largest US sample of youth Internet users to date, psychosocial characteristics of youth engaging in Internet harassment were examined. Results from the nationally representative survey suggested that Internet harassment is a significant public health issue, with aggressors facing multiple psychosocial challenges including poor … [Read more...]

Linkages between depressive symptomatology and Internet harassment among young regular Internet users

Ybarra ML. Linkages between depressive symptomatology and Internet harassment among young regular Internet users. Cyberpsychol Behav. 2004;7(2):247-257. Abstract: Recent reports indicate 97% of youth are connected to the Internet. As more young people have access to online communication, it is integrally important to identify youth who may be more vulnerable to negative experiences. Based upon accounts of traditional bullying, youth with depressive symptomatology may be especially likely to be the target of Internet harassment. The current investigation will examine the cross-sectional relationship between depressive symptomatology and Internet harassment, as well as underlying factors that may help explain the observed association. Youth between the ages of 10 and 17 (N = 1,501) … [Read more...]

Sex differences in youth-reported depressive symptomatology and unwanted Internet sexual solicitation

Ybarra ML, Leaf PJ, & Diener-West M. Sex differences in youth-reported depressive symptomatology and unwanted Internet sexual solicitation. J Med Internet Res. 2003;6(1): e5. Abstract: BACKGROUND: As the number of youths using the Internet regularly increase, so too does the number of youths potentially vulnerable to negative experiences online. Clinicians, policy makers, and parents need to better understand the Internet and factors related to positive and negative experiences online. OBJECTIVE: Primarily to investigate the association between youth-reported depressive symptomatology and unwanted Internet sexual solicitation and secondarily to identify sex differences in related characteristics of affected youth. METHODS: Data from the Youth Internet Safety Survey were analyzed … [Read more...]

Linkages between depressive symptomatology and Internet harassment among youth

Ybarra M. Linkages between depressive symptomatology and Internet harassment among youth. Oral presentation at the Paediatric Society of New Zealand; 29 Aug 2003; New Zealand. Data from the Youth Internet Safety Survey (YISS1) collected between 1999 and 2000 are discussed. … [Read more...]