Presentations
Are youth doing risky things online?
Ybarra, Michele. (2006, January). Are youth doing risky things online? Presented at the San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment, San Diego, CA.
Summary:
This presentation analyzes data from the Youth Internet Safety Surveys (YISS and YISS-2) to discuss characteristics of youth online risky behavior, including giving out personal information or pictures online, engaging in sexual [...]
Associations between depressive symptomatology and Internet harassment among young regular Internet users
Ybarra, Michele. (2003, April). Associations between depressive symptomatology and Internet harassment among young regular Internet users. Presented at Delta Omega, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.
Summary:
The odds of reporting any unwanted harassment online in the previous year is more than 3.5 times higher for youth reporting DSM IV major depressive-like symptoms compared to [...]
Issues of language and frequency in measurement of cyberbullying: Data from the Growing up with Media survey
Ybarra, Michele (2009, August). Issues of language and frequency in measuring cyberbullying: Data from the Growing up with Media survey. Presented at the COST ACTION IS0801, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Summary:
This presentations discusses issues with cyberbullying measurement, specifically:
1. Should we use a definition, or a list of behavioral items
2. How does the timeframe affect prevalence rates? Response options [...]
Protecting the mental and physical health of the Internet generation
Ybarra, Michele. (2007, June). Girl Trouble in Cyberspace: Protecting the Mental and Physical Health of the Internet Generation. Presented at the Congress on Women’s Health, Hilton Head, SC.
Summary:
1. Girls are more likely than boys to be solicited online, but they are equally likely to be sexually harassed via TXT messaging.
2. 18% of girls report unwanted [...]
Internet harassment and bullying behaviors: Implications for youth development
Ybarra, Michele. (2008, August). Internet harassment and bullying behaviors: Implications for youth development. Presented at the 11th Annual Children’s Law Institute, New York, NY.
Summary:
This presentation analyzes data from the Growing up with Media and Youth Internet Safety Survey studies to discuss characteristics of Internet harassment, specifically:
1. What is it
2. Who is being targeted
3. Who is [...]
Associations between violent media and violence behavior over a 24-month period for children and adolescents
Ybarra, Michele. (2009, June). Associations between violent media and violence behavior over a 24-month period for children and adolescents. Presented at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Media Violence Research Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
Summary:
Data are scarce that estimate the prevalence of youth exposure to violence online, as well as whether this exposure has been increasing [...]
Using technology for adolescent research
Ybarra, Michele. (2008, June). Using Technology for Adolescent Research. Presented at the CDC Adolescents and Technology Panel, Atlanta, GA.
Summary:
This presentation discusses reasons for using techonology in adolescent research. A case study is provided using the Growing up With Media survey to illustrate that using computer-based technologies to conduct the study allowed us to achieve our [...]
Linkages between violent exposures in new media and violent behavior: Findings from the Growing up with Media national survey
Ybarra, Michele & Leaf, Philip (2006). Linkages between violent exposures in new media and violent behavior: Findings from the Growing up with Media national survey. Presented at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Reverse Site Visit, Atlanta, GA.
Summary:
This presentation uses data from the Growing up with Media study to discuss the linkages between violent [...]
How protective against child and adolescent aggressive behavior is a violence-free media diet?
Ybarra, Michele & Diener-West, Marie. (2008, October). How protective against child and adolescent aggressive behavior is a violence-free media diet? Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Summary:
This presentation analyzes data from the Growing up with Media study to discuss the role of violence-free media in the lives of youth. Topics discussed include demographic [...]
Reasons, assessments, and actions taken: A national study of consumer use of Internet health information
Ybarra, Michele & Suman, Michael. (2005, December). Reasons, assessments, and actions taken: A national study of consumer use of Internet health information. Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Summary:
This presentation analyzes data from the Surveying the Digital Future Year 4 study to explore the research questions:
1. What are the common reasons, assessments and [...]
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