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Sexual violence amongst teens and young adults

Listen to our President and Research Director, Michele Ybarra, talk with Redeye Collective’s Jane Williams about recent research article, “Prevalence rates of male and female sexual violence perpetrators in a national sample of adolescents” published in JAMA Pediatrics. Listen to the podcast.

Sexual behaviors associated with meeting sexual partners online in adolescence

  • Teen Health and Technology

Ybarra ML, Mitchell KJ. Sexual behaviors associated with meeting sexual partners online in adolescence. Oral presentation at the 141st Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association; 5 Nov 2013; Boston, MA. Data from the Teen Health and Technology (THT) study collected between 2010 and 2011 are discussed.

Predicting adolescent sexual behavior by sexual identity and sexual attraction

  • Teen Health and Technology
  • LGBT+ / SGM

Ybarra ML, Kosciw JG, Mitchell KJ. Predicting adolescent sexual behavior by sexual identity and sexual attraction. Oral presentation at the 141st Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association; 5 Nov 2013; Boston, MA. Data from the Teen Health and Technology (THT) study collected between 2010 and 2011 are discussed.

Opportunities for technology-based HIV prevention among secondary students in Cape Town, South Africa

Ybarra ML, Mwaba K, Roman N, Rooi B, Prescott T, Bull S. Opportunities for technology-based HIV prevention among secondary students in Cape Town, South Africa. Oral presentation at the 141st Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association; 4 Nov 2013; Boston, MA. Data from the Cape Town Adolescent Health Survey collected in 2012 are Read More »

Children and online victimization

  • Growing Up With Media

Setting The Record Straight with ABC News’ Amanda Congdon Michele Ybarra MPH PhD, talks with ABC News’ Amanda Congdon about Children and Online victimization and sets the record straight about online victimization and safety issues currently sensationalized in the media. The internet is just another environment, where parents need to know who kids are with, Read More »

Prevalence rates of male and female sexual violence perpetrators in a national sample of adolescents

Ybarra ML, Mitchell KJ. Prevalence rates of male and female sexual violence perpetrators in a national sample of adolescents. JAMA Pediatr. 2013;167(12):1125-1134.  doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.2629 Abstract: Importance: Sexual violence can emerge in adolescence, yet little is known about youth perpetrators—especially those not involved with the criminal justice system. Objective: To report national estimates of adolescent sexual violence Read More »

Acceptability and feasibility of CyberSenga: an Internet-based HIV-prevention program for adolescents in Mbarara, Uganda

  • Cybersenga

Ybarra ML, Bull SS, Prescott TL, Birungi R. Acceptability and feasibility of CyberSenga: an Internet-based HIV-prevention program for adolescents in Mbarara, Uganda. AIDS Care. 2014;26(4):441-447. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2013.841837 Abstract: Capitalizing on emerging data suggesting that HIV-preventive behaviors can be positively affected by Internet-based programs, we developed and tested CyberSenga, an Internet-based, comprehensive sexuality education program for Read More »

The research justification for HIV prevention programming for lesbian and bisexual females

Ybarra ML, Mitchell KJ. The research justification for HIV prevention programming for lesbian and bisexual females. Oral presentation at the 11th International AIDS Impact Conference; 1 Oct 2013; Barcelona, Spain. Data from the Teen Health and Technology study collected between 2010 and 2011 are discussed.

Exposure to and interest in HIV prevention education among adolescents in Cape Town, South Africa

  • Cape Town Adolescent Health Survey

Ybarra ML, Mwaba K. Exposure to and interest in HIV prevention education among adolescents in Cape Town, South Africa. Oral presentation at the 11th International AIDS Impact Conference; 1 Oct 2013; Barcelona, Spain. Data from the Cape Town Adolescent Health Survey collected in 2012 are discussed.

National rates of physical, psychological, and sexual teen dating violence

Ybarra ML, Espelage D, Langhinrichsen-Rohling J, Korchmaros JD, boyd d. National rates of physical, psychological, and sexual teen dating violence. Oral presentation at the 121th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association; 31 Jul 2013; Honolulu, HI. Data from the Growing up with Media  study collected in 2011 and 2012 are discussed.

Perpetration of teen dating violence in a networked society

Korchmaros JD, Ybarra ML, Langhinrichsen-Rohling J, boyd d, Lenhart.  Perpetration of teen dating violence in a networked society. Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2013;16(8):561-567. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2012.0627 Abstract: Teen dating violence (TDV) is a serious form of youth violence that youth fairly commonly experience. Although youth extensively use computer-mediated communication (CMC), the epidemiology of CMC-based TDV is largely Read More »

Accessing sexual health information online: use, motivations and consequences for youth with different sexual orientations

  • Teen Health and Technology

Mitchell KJ, Ybarra ML, Korchmaros JD, Kosciw JG. Accessing sexual health information online: use, motivations and consequences for youth with different sexual orientations. Health Educ Res. 2014;29(1):147-157. doi: 10.1093/her/cyt071 Abstract: We examine reasons why youth of different sexual orientations look for sexual health information online, and what, if anything, they do with it. The Teen Read More »