Adolescents, the Internet, and health - Issues of access and content

被引:73
作者
Borzekowski, DLG [1 ]
Rickert, VI [1 ]
机构
[1] Mt Sinai Sch Med, Adolescent Hlth Ctr, New York, NY 10029 USA
关键词
Internet; health; adolescents; information; Web; access;
D O I
10.1016/S0193-3973(00)00065-4
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 [发展与教育心理学];
摘要
As the Internet grows in popularity and importance, many have raised concerns over access and content, especially with regard to young people and health information. This paper begins with a brief discussion on Internet access issues. It follows with a section addressing Internet health content and provides a critique of three examples of current Internet health Web sites. Data are then presented from a preliminary survey on the Internet use of two distinct samples of New York City adolescents (N=319). It was found that adolescents of dissimilar socioeconomic and ethnic groups access and use the Internet, with a large percentage seeking health information. The paper concludes with recommendations for future health Web sites targeting adolescents. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
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页数:11
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