@article{ref1,
title="How the structure of egocentric Facebook networks is associated with exposure to risky content for maltreated versus comparison youth",
journal="Children and youth services review",
year="2020",
author="Negriff, Sonya",
volume="109",
number="",
pages="e4700-e4700",
abstract="The current study examined the size and connectedness of egocentric Facebook networks as predictors of exposure to risky content among a sample of maltreated and comparison youth (n=118). Social network measures (i.e., size, density, average degree, percent of isolates) were computed from the mutual friend list. A content analysis of posts by friends captured references to alcohol use, marijuana use, partying, and sexual content. Multiple-group path models showed that the larger size of the Facebook network and higher average degree predicted references to marijuana use only for comparison youth, whereas for maltreated youth a higher percent of isolates predicted more references to sexual content by Facebook friends. Structural measures of online networks may have potential utility for identifying those at risk.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0190-7409",
doi="10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104700",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104700"
}