Electronic Media, Violence, and Adolescents: An Emerging Public Health Problem
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Adolescents' access to and use of new media technology (e.g., cell phone, personal data assistant, computer for Internet access) are on the rise, and this explosion of technology brings with it potential benefits and risks. Attention is growing about the risk of adolescents to become victims of aggression perpetrated by peers with new technology. In September 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention convened a panel of experts in technology and youth aggression to examine this specific risk. This special issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health presents the data and recommendations for future directions discussed at the meeting. The articles in the Journal support the argument that electronic aggression is an emerging public health problem in need of additional prevalence and etiological research to support the development and evaluation of effective prevention programs.
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- Authors
- David-Ferdon, C., & Hertz, M. F.
- Affiliations
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Corresponding author
- David-Ferdon, Corinne
- Venue
- Journal of Adolescent Health
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2007-12
- Volume
- 41
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- S1-S5
- ISSN
- 1054-139X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2116167256
- Cited by
- 423
- References
- 21
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 23 · 2021: 18 · 2020: 25 · 2019: 24 · 2018: 19 · 2017: 24 · 2016: 30 · 2015: 82 · 2014: 34 · 2013: 29 · 2012: 31
- FWCI
- 17.85
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Adolescent Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Health › Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Keywords
- electronic aggression, cyberbullying, adolescents, peer aggression, new media technologies, public health, prevention programs, prevalence, etiology
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Aggression, Communications Media, Diffusion of Innovation, Electronics, Humans, Public Health, Risk Factors, Schools, Violence, Global Health, Causality, Crime Victims
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