Victimization of youths on the internet.

Authors

Kimberly J. Mitchell, University of New Hampshire - Main CampusFollow
David Finkelhor, University of New Hampshire - Main CampusFollow
Janis Wolak, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

Abstract

Abstract

The Youth Internet Safety Survey is a nationally representative study of 1501 youth, aged 10-17, who use the Internet regularly. In the past year, 19% of youth reported an unwanted sexual solicitation, 25% reported an unwanted exposure to sexual material, and 6% had been harassed online. Data suggest that youth encounter a substantial quantity of offensive episodes, and a comprehensive strategy to respond to the problem would aim to reduce the quantity of offensive behavior, better shield youth from its occurrence, increase the level of reporting, and provide more help to youth and families to protect them from any consequence.

Department

Psychology

Publication Date

2003

Journal Title

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1300/J146v08n01_01

Document Type

Article

Recommended Citation

Mitchell, K.J., Finkelhor, D., Wolak, J. Victimization of youths on the internet. (2003) Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, 8 (1-2), pp. 1-39.

Rights

© 2003 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.