6718 Computers in Human Behavior, Call for papers, Youth, Internet and Wellbeing.

As many of you know, I am particularly interested in learning how  Internet affects our wellbeing and as guest editor for Computers in Human Behavior, I am putting together a special issue onYouth, Internet and Wellbeing. Recently the news throughout the world has been filled with  the effects of social networks on children and young people- a boy recently committed suicide after being bullied on Facebook and another child was a victim of a  pedophile whom  he had met in a chatroom designed for kids. We also know that the  Internet  empowers kids. They feel more equal on the net, they can express themselves and they can easily get support from similar others.

In short- there is no doubt that the Internet is extremely influential on kids.

For this  special issue I aim to  bring together  the leading scholars in the field  from all over the world to cover  topics on this important issue.  The crucial topics I came up with include  :  Analyzing kids’ behavior on social net works; exposure of kids to pornography; The changes  in the concept of friendship in the net era,; Kids and Digital literacy;  clinical aspects of net bullying; Behavioral impact of exposure to violent net games; I’m the media; Kids self actualization on the net; Introverted kids and social interactions on the net.

 

The paper has to fit to CHB style (please see below) and all submissions will undergo a rigorous peer review.

 

Guidelines for authors can be found in

http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/759/authorinstructions

 

For more information on the journal, see

http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/759/description#description

This is an invitation to submit a contribution for what I hope will be «a very special issue»-Please let me know if you are interested. Below I have listed the dates for the submission process:

1.5.2011 – Abstract submission
1.6.2011 –notification of acceptance of the abstract
1.10.2011 – submission of full papers
1.12.2011 – completion of the review  process

The  special issue is due out in 2012

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts

All the best, Yair, Members@worldinternetproject.net