Escaping or connecting? Characteristics of youth who form close online relationships

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19600322
AutoresJanis Wolak (Crimes against Children Research Center University of New Hampshire 126 Horton Hall Durham NH 03824 USA, autor de correspondencia), Kimberly Mitchell (0000-0003-1974-1637, Crimes against Children Research Center University of New Hampshire 126 Horton Hall Durham NH 03824 USA), Kimberly J Mitchell, David Finkelhor (0000-0001-7008-4252, Crimes against Children Research Center University of New Hampshire 126 Horton Hall Durham NH 03824 USA)
Año2003
Volumen26
Número1
Páginas105-119
Fecha de publicación2003-01-21
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Adolescence (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0140-1971 • E-ISSN: 1095-9254
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1016/s0140-1971(02)00114-8
PMID12550824
OpenAlexW2003138279
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas58
Referencias citadas10

We used data from a US national sample of Internet users, ages 10-17 (N=1501), to explore the characteristics of youth who had formed close relationships with people they met on the Internet (n=210). Girls who had high levels of conflict with parents or were highly troubled were more likely than other girls to have close online relationships, as were boys who had low levels of communication with parents or were highly troubled, compared to other boys. Age, race and aspects of Internet use were also related. We know little about the nature or quality of the close online relationships, but youth with these sorts of problems may be more vulnerable to online exploitation and to other possible ill effects of online relationships. At the same time, these relationships may have helpful aspects

Developmental psychology · Race (biology) · Sample (material) · Sociology · The Internet · World Wide Web · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology