There are abundant anecdotes and warnings of inappropriate behaviors on social
networking sites, particularly about Facebook. The purpose of the present study was to …

Use of online social networking sites such as Facebook has burgeoned in the last 5 years.
We examine these sites as facilitators of Online Obsessive Relational Intrusion (o-ORI)—a …

As technology has become an ever-present facet in the lives of young people, they have
become reliant on it to form and maintain relationships. It has also helped facilitate negative …

The author provides one of the first empirical examinations of cyberstalking perpetration.
The extent and nature of cyberstalking are investigated using a sample of college students …

This article contributes to a growing body of research investigating the phenomenon of
cyberstalking. Participants consisted of 100 students from a state university and 656 …

We consider Facebook unfriending as a form of relationship termination with negative
emotional and cognitive consequences. Specifically, ruminative and negative emotional …

This study examines the impact of risky social network site practices (SNS) and individual
differences in self-disclosure and personality on the likelihood of cyberbullying victimization …

Despite extensive popular press coverage of the dark side of the internet, apparently no
social scientific research has yet been published on the topic of cyberstalking. This report …

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of cyberstalking victimization,
characteristics of victims and offenders, and the impact of cyberstalking on the victims' well …

Young people's exposure to social network sites such as Facebook is increasing, along with
the potential for such use to complicate romantic relationships. Yet, little is known about the …