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Online social support as a buffer against online and offline peer and sexual victimization among U.S. LGBT and non-LGBT youth

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ID23320128
AuthorsMichele L Ybarra (0000-0001-9127-7440, Center for Innovative Public Health Research, corresponding author), Kimberly Mitchell (0000-0003-1974-1637, University of New Hampshire), Kimberly J Mitchell, Neal A Palmer (0000-0002-8726-8012), Sari L Reisner (0000-0001-7868-4746, Harvard University)
Year2015
Volume39
Pages123-136
Publication date2015-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChild Abuse & Neglect (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0145-2134 • E-ISSN: 1873-7757
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.08.006
PMID25192961
OpenAlexW2111500167
LanguageEN
Citations received113
References cited37

Developmental psychology · Harassment · Lesbian · Odds · Peer support · Peer victimization · Poison control · Psychiatry · Sexual minority · Sexual orientation · Social support · Suicide prevention · Transgender · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology

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