[CALIBK12] [CSLA Research Update] Teen telecommunications study

[Lesley Farmer]

Teens and online stranger contactA new report by the Pew Internet and
American Life Project suggests that 32% of teens who go online have
been contacted by someone with no connection to them or their friends,
and 7% say they have felt scared or uncomfortable as a result of
contact by an online stranger. Several behaviors are associated with
high levels of online stranger contact, including social networking
profile ownership, posting photos online, and using social networking
sites to flirt.Pew Internet and American Life Project. (2007). Teens
and online stranger contact. Washington, DC:
Author.http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Stranger_Contact_Data_Memo.pdf

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Posted By Lesley Farmer to CSLA Research Update at 10/17/2007 02:59:00
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