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How the structure of egocentric Facebook networks is associated with exposure to risky content for maltreated versus comparison youth

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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.

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  • Negriff, Sonya, 2020. "How the structure of egocentric Facebook networks is associated with exposure to risky content for maltreated versus comparison youth," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 109(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:109:y:2020:i:c:s0190740919311466
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104700
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