TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - How the structure of egocentric Facebook networks is associated with exposure to risky content for maltreated versus comparison youth
JO  - Children and youth services review
A1  - Negriff, Sonya
SP  - e4700
EP  - e4700
VL  - 109
IS  - 
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0190-7409
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104700
ID  - ref1
ER  -