Conceptual Approaches to Adolescent Online Risk-Taking
Vol.4,No.1(2010)
Adolescent; Online; Risk-Taking; Social-Compensation; Rich-Get-Richer
Kathryn Stamoulis
Dr. Stamoulis holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Temple University. She resides in New York City and works as a counselor and adjunct faculty at Temple University, specializing in adolescent development and Internet behaviors. She is Secretary of APA’s Division 46 Media Psychology and also serves as an associate editor of their Newsletter, The Amplifier.
Frank Farley
Dr. Farley, a native of Canada, holds a Ph.D. from the Institute of Psychiatry, University of London, England. He is a leader in American and International psychology, being a former President of the American Psychological Association and six of it’s divisions including the Division of Media Psychology, and former president of the American Educational Research Association. He is an expert in several areas, including child and adolescent development, the Internet, and education.
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