Social network sites SNSs are increasingly attracting the attention of academic and industry researchers intrigued by their affordances and reach This special theme section of the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication brings together scholarship on these emergent phenomena In this introductory article, we describe features of SNSs and propose a comprehensive definition We then present one perspective on the history of such sites, discussing key changes and developments After briefly summarizing existing scholarship concerning SNSs, we discuss the articles in this special section and conclude with considerations for future research

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Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship

Basics of qualitative research: Grounded theory procedures and techniques

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Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study

The world report on violence and health.

Attachment--and loss.

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Sex trafficking cases involving minors

Sibling victimization is associated with adjustment problems Protective factors that reduce the detrimental effects of sibling victimization are unknown We examined the mediating role of social support from family and friends in the relationship between sibling victimization and adolescents' mental health distress, self-esteem, and delinquency A telephone survey (N = 850; 49% female) was conducted with a nationally representative sample of United States adolescents (Aged 10 to 17) Three mediation models were tested exploring (a) the unique effects of family and friend support, (b) the relative effects of each type of support, and (c) the effects of total support (family and friend support summed) The three models demonstrated partial mediation of adolescents' mental health and self-esteem Family and total support, but not friend support, partially mediated the relationship between sibling victimization and delinquency Findings showed that family and friend social support, in combination and sometimes uniquely, reduced the adverse effects sibling victimization associated with adolescents' mental health, self-esteem, and delinquency Efforts aimed at promoting social support from family and friends as protective factors may reduce the risk of sibling victimization experiences for adolescent well-being difficulties (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)

Family and friend social support as mediators of adolescent sibling victimization and mental health, self-esteem, and delinquency.

National call to action: Working toward the elimination of child maltreatment. The science.

Reports on the results of a national survey of 10,544 households containing 20,505 children as part of the National Incidence Study of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrown-away Children. On the basis of the survey, and using a broad, legal definition of abduction that includes many short-term violations of custody arrangements, the authors estimated that, in 1988, approximately 354,100 children were abducted by a family member. Using a more restrictive definition that is closer to the popular stereotype (i.e., a situation where there is concealment, transportation to another state, or an intent to keep the child or to permanently alter custodial privileges) they estimated that there were 163,200 family-abducted children.

Children abducted by family members

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David Finkelhor

Papers

Sex trafficking cases involving minors

Family and friend social support as mediators of adolescent sibling victimization and mental health, self-esteem, and delinquency.

National call to action: Working toward the elimination of child maltreatment. The science.

Children abducted by family members

Sex Trafficking of Minors: How Many Juveniles Are Being Prostituted in the US?