Presentations
Children with reported histories of sexual abuse: Utilizing multiple perspectives to understand clinical and psychosocial profiles
Ybarra, Michele, Walrath, Christine, Holden, E. Wayne, Liao, Qinghong, Santiago, Rolando, & Leaf, Philip. (2002, March) Children with reported histories of sexual abuse: Utilizing multiple perspectives to understand clinical and psychosocial profiles. Presented at the 15th Annual Research Conference, University of South Florida Research Conference for Children’s Mental Health, Tampa, FL.
Summary:
The critical findings from this [...]
Clinical and psychosocial characteristics of youth with abuse histories served in community mental health programs
Ybarra, Michele, Walrath, Christine, Sheehan, Angela, Holden, Wayne, & Burns, Barbara. (2004, December). Clinical and Psychosocial Characteristics of Youth with Abuse Histories Served in Community Mental Health Programs. Presented at the San Francisco General Hospital Department of Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Services, Grand Rounds, San Francisco, CA.
Summary:
This study examines the demographic, psychosocial, clinical and service
history [...]
Using text messaging to affect teen health
Ybarra, Michele. (2008). Using Text Messaging to Affect Teen Health. Presented at the Texting 4 Health Conference, Pala Alto, CA.
Summary:
This presentation explores general indicators of text messaging use among US teens; explains our ‘philosophy’ of technology and health (when to use technology, when to use traditional delivery methods); and discusses a case study: TXTing 4 Bettering [...]
Online social networking and safety: Data to inform policy
Ybarra, Michele (2008, September). Online social networking and safety: Data to inform policy. Presented at the Safer Internet Forum, Luxembourg.
Summary:
This presentation explores data from the Growing up with Media longitudinal study to provide characteristics of social networking site users, rates of bullying and sexual solicitation on social networking sites, and compare online and offline social [...]
Children’s use of online technologies
Summary:
This presentation uses data from the Growing up with the Media study and Youth Internet Safety Survey (YISS and YISS2) to discuss characteristics of Internet harassment and online unwanted sexual solicitation. Topics include impact, prevalence rates, demographics of harassers/ solicitors, and frequency of exposure.
Findings:
- In order to develop targeted prevention programs, we need to understand [...]
The relationship between mental health indicators and adjudication rates among youth with serious emotional disturbance
Ybarra, Michele, Walrath, Christine, Holden, Wayne, Santiago, Rolando, & Leaf, Philip (2003, April). The relationship between mental health indicators and adjudication rates among youth with serious emotional disturbance. Presented at the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Annual Conference, Miami, FL.
Summary:
44% of youth with a history of conviction had an Axis I diagnosis other [...]
Internet use and health among children and adolescents in the United States
Ybarra, Michele. (2005). Internet use and health among children and adolescents in the United States. Presented at the Mbarara University, Deparment of Pediatrics, Grand Rounds, Mbarara, Uganda.
Summary:
This presentation explores general Internet usage data; the Internet as a healthcare resource; online experiences and relationships; reviews Internet-based interventions; and suggests opportunities for future research.
Findings include:
1. The Internet [...]
Ethical issues of asking youth sensitive questions about aggressive and seriously violent behaviors
Ybarra, Michele, Friends, John, Langhinrichsen-Rohling, Jennifer, & Diener-West, Marie (2008, July). Ethical issues of asking youth sensitive questions about aggressive and seriously violent behaviors. Presented at the International Society for Research on Aggression XVIII World Meeting, Budapest, Hungary.
Summary:
This presentation uses data from the Growing up with Media study to further the understanding of asking sensitive [...]
Frequency and implications of exposure to violent websites on youth behavior
Summary:
As our understanding of associations between media violence and youth violent and aggressive behavior continues to grow, there continues to be a noticeable dearth of research about media violence consumed by young people on the Internet. This presentation uses data from the Growing up with the Media study and Youth Internet Safety Survey (YISS and [...]
Toward a better understanding of the relation between violent videogame play and different types of antisocial behavior
Hamburger, Merle, Ybarra, Michele, Hall, Jeffery, Leaf, Philip, & Diener-West, Marie (2008, July). Toward A Better Understanding of the Relation Between Violent Videogame Play and Different Types of Antisocial Behavior. Presented at the International Society for Research on Aggression XVIII World Meeting, Budapest, Hungary.
Summary:
This presentation uses data from the Growing up with Media study to [...]
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