Navigation Links
Teens Divulge Risky Behavior on Social Networking Sites
Date:1/5/2009

But e-mail intervention may spur some adolescents to change, study finds,,

MONDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- More than half of teens who use the social networking site MySpace have posted information about sexual behavior, substance abuse or violence, new research shows.

The good news, according to a second study from the same research group, is that a simple intervention -- in this case, an-e-mail from a physician -- made some of the teens change their risky behaviors.

"I was surprised, at least to some extent, at how clearly teens were discussing behaviors that we struggle to get out of them," said Dr. Megan Moreno, an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

"Once we started getting the findings, we wondered, why are they doing this?" Moreno said. "Do they not get it? And, if they don't understand that this is public, can we send them a cautionary message to let them know just how public their information really is?" Moreno was working at the University of Washington and Seattle Children's Research Institute at the time the studies were done.

"We need to devise ways to teach teens and their parents to use the Internet responsibly," study senior author Dr. Dimitri Christakis, director of the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development at Seattle Children's Research Institute, said in a statement.

Results from the two studies appear in the January issue of the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine.

More than 90 percent of teens in the United States have access to the Internet, according to background information from the studies. About half of all teens who use the Internet also use social networking sites, such as MySpace and Facebook. MySpace boasts more than 200 million profiles, according to the studies, and about one-quarter of those belong to teens under 18.

Moreno and her colleagues randomly selected 500 MySpace
'/>"/>

Copyright©2009 ScoutNews,LLC.
All rights reserved  

Page: 1 2 3

Related medicine news :

1. Car Key Device Jams Teens Cell Phones
2. Rejection of Gay Teens Linked to Later Troubles
3. Gastric Bypass Halts Diabetes in Obese Teens
4. Many Teens Dont Keep Virginity Pledges
5. Usher Teams With Body By Milk to Give Teens Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity
6. Later School Start Time Cuts Teens Car Crash Risk
7. Obesity among states low-income teens nearly triple that of more affluent peers
8. Report Finds Fault With U.S. Health Services for Teens
9. Laws Governing Indoor Tanning by Teens Dont Work
10. Self-Embedding a Troubling Trend Among Teens
11. Radiologists diagnose and treat self-embedding disorder in teens

Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
Related Image:
Teens Divulge Risky Behavior on Social Networking Sites
Teens Divulge Risky Behavior on Social Networking Sites
(Date:11/26/2009)...ybdate (TM) has been shown in studies to be effect...caused by an overload of copper, and certain metas...wever, is known about how the drug works at the mo... University researchers now has provided an invalu...ound to copper-loaded metallochaperones. The drug ...
(Date:11/26/2009)...al rollercoaster, study finds , , THURSD...actor meets the jubilant sports fan. , A new st...ho root for the winning team -- enjoy the greatest...d victory was in doubt, producing feelings of worr...iving weekend as you,re glued to the TV set, watch...
(Date:11/26/2009)...the Live Life Again Center, a practice offering w... number of physicians who are taking advantage of...ndividuals who are interested in surgical weight l...utilizing Facebook to share before-and-after photo...unity. , Dallas, TX (Vocu...
(Date:11/26/2009)...ions announces a highly effective and unconvention... to make an economic recovery. , ...the type of challenge that could send ailing holid...avid Benton, business growth expert and author of ... The Rfactor Intensive . “Fear is one of t...
(Date:11/25/2009)...re-USNewswire/ -- When most people hear the acrony...actor can also give patients the help they need. T... is where your jaw (mandible) contacts/connects wi...mon symptoms associated with TMJ dysfunction are p... But many other symptoms can be caused from TMJ dy...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:Research sheds light on workings of anti-cancer drug 2Health News:Research sheds light on workings of anti-cancer drug 3Health News:Watching the Nail-Biting Big Game Hurts So Good 2Health News:Watching the Nail-Biting Big Game Hurts So Good 3Health News:Dallas Texas Weight Loss Surgeon Using Social Media To Reach Out to Patients 2Health News:Dallas Texas Weight Loss Surgeon Using Social Media To Reach Out to Patients 3Health News:Pharmacist Injects Cure for Ailing Businesses 2
...he College of New Rochelle has received a two-ye...upport a "telenursing" pilot program at the colleg...irst baccalaureate nursing schools in the nation t...alth care nursing curriculum. , , Working in a si...
...m Healthcare Pharmacy, one of the nation,s largest...ed today that they have been selected as one of th...phosol(R). , , Caphosol(R) is an advanced electr...U.S. patented prescription medical device, is also...
...ent may worsen your condition , , PLANO, Texas, M...edical costs are forcing people to gamble with the...nt of respondents said they have skipped a doctor,...orgoing preventive care can actually increase the ...
...ur of daily exercise reduces depressive symptoms a...dical College of Georgia researchers say. , The s...children ages 7-11 randomly assigned to either con...most psychological benefit, according to research ...
...ogy Firm , , SAN FRANCISCO, March 18 The America...esearch discovery they funded has been licensed by...o potential new drugs for treating asthma by block...oft, Ph.D. at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy &...
...ary,s grassroots strength with agency,s technical ...ewswire/ -- The U.S. Agency for International De...e teaming up to save lives by bringing clean drink...y, in celebration of the March 22nd observance of ...
Other Medicine News:Health News:The College of New Rochelle School of Nursing Receives $50,000 Grant From the Verizon Foundation for Telenursing Pilot Program 2Health News:The College of New Rochelle School of Nursing Receives $50,000 Grant From the Verizon Foundation for Telenursing Pilot Program 3Health News:Suffering From Back and Neck Pain? Investing in Treatment Pays Off in the Long Run 2Health News:Suffering From Back and Neck Pain? Investing in Treatment Pays Off in the Long Run 3Health News:Regular exercise reduces depressive symptoms, improves self-esteem in overweight children 2Health News:Regular exercise reduces depressive symptoms, improves self-esteem in overweight children 3Health News:Major Asthma Research Discovery Could Lead to New Drugs 2Health News:Major Asthma Research Discovery Could Lead to New Drugs 3Health News:USAID and Rotary Clubs Join to Provide Clean Water and Improved Sanitation Worldwide 2
(Date:11/25/2009)...PARK, Md., Nov. 25 Reme...ving cream-like foam that stops severe bleeding, w...ecurity Idea category of the Global Security Chall... Selected from more than 100 entries from around t...at the GSC Security Summit conference held at the ...
(Date:11/25/2009)...ARBIN, China, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ ...ical" or "the Company") (Nasdaq: CSKI ), a,leadin...ng and producing,over-the-counter drugs in the Peo...hat the Company recently passed the Chinese Nation... Biological Products ("ICPBP") examination,for two...
(Date:11/25/2009)... Calif., Nov. 25 Abaxis,... manufacturing point-of-care blood analysis system...nd chief executive officer, will present at the 21...Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. ET. The c...l in New York City. ,, About Abaxis ,, Ab...
Breaking Medicine Technology:Remedium Technologies Wins Most Promising Security Idea at Global Security Challenge 2009 with Blood-Clotting Foam 2Remedium Technologies Wins Most Promising Security Idea at Global Security Challenge 2009 with Blood-Clotting Foam 3China Sky One Medical, Inc. Achieved Progress in the Development of Two New Biological Testing Kits 2China Sky One Medical, Inc. Achieved Progress in the Development of Two New Biological Testing Kits 3Miller McCune Magazine Wins Environmental Journalism Prize 52565 1Miller McCune Magazine Wins Environmental Journalism Prize 52565 2Molecule Helps Leukemia Cells Hide From Immune System 52561 1Molecule Helps Leukemia Cells Hide From Immune System 52561 2National Science Foundation Announces 2420M Research Award to South Carolina 52556 1National Science Foundation Announces 2420M Research Award to South Carolina 52556 2National Science Foundation Announces 2420M Research Award to South Carolina 52556 3
...tudy to support Urgent(R) PC clinical success and ...Jan. 26 Uroplasty, Inc. (Amex: UPI ) announced ...randomized, controlled multicenter clinical study ...eatment of overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms of ur...urinary voids. A total of 214 patients have enrol...
...80 Patient Trial of 2nd Generation Oxazolidinone E...ius Therapeutics, Inc. today announced the complet...Phase 2 clinical trial testing the oral dosage for...with complicated skin and skin structure infection...linical sites in the United States, examined the e...
Other Medicine Technology:Patient Enrollment in Urgent(R) PC SUmiT Clinical Trial Completed Ahead of Schedule 2Patient Enrollment in Urgent(R) PC SUmiT Clinical Trial Completed Ahead of Schedule 3Patient Enrollment in Urgent(R) PC SUmiT Clinical Trial Completed Ahead of Schedule 4Trius Completes Enrollment in Phase 2 Clinical Trial Evaluating Torezolid (TR-701) in Patients With Complicated Skin and Skin Structure Infections 2
Carpentier-McCarthy-Adams IMR ETlogix Annuloplasty Ring
MediSoft Patient Accounting Software New Version 9
DCR Set, Straight
...ainer of the Robot Stainer HMS 760 X is equipped w...d and transferred during program execution. This f...venting system contributes to a significant reduct...n acrylic glass cover and a vapor escape via filte...
Medicine Products: