title: An evaluation of the distribution of sexual references among "Top 8" MySpace friends.
abstract: To evaluate whether online friends of adolescents who display sexual references on a social networking site also display references. The method used was content analysis. The result of this study was that adolescents who displayed explicit sexual references were more likely to have online friends who displayed references. Thus, social networking sites present new opportunities to investigate adolescent sexual behavior.
authors.affiliation: Adolescent Medicine Section, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53792-4108, USA. mamoreno@pediatrics.wisc.edu
authors.forename: Megan A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: Libby
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brockman
authors.forename: Cara B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: Dimitri A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Christakis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D057225:Data Mining; D005260:Female; D033062:Friends; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019370:Observation; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*