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Finding a Balance Between Their Risks and Benefits

Kimberly J. Mitchell, PhD; Michele Ybarra, MPH, PhD

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009;163(1):87-89.

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The technological environment is rapidly changing. New communication technologies are often adopted by adolescents first, with social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook salient examples. On the Internet, tremendous shifts in patterns of use occur rapidly. This continuous evolution poses a tremendous challenge to parents, health professionals, policymakers, and law enforcement. By the time professionals fully understand the risks and benefits of one particular online environment, that environment may have changed so thoroughly that intervention and prevention strategies are not as applicable as originally designed.

Social networking sites comprise several different communications tools that have been popular with youth for years—these include chat rooms, instant messaging, and blogging. Users can create profiles that display personal information and upload pictures and videos similarly as on a blog. Communication can occur in real time using chat room and instant messaging capabilities or can . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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