The ActionPoint App

The ActionPoint app is designed to help families build stronger communication skills, set healthy boundaries for social media use, identify instances of cyberbullying and a teen's cyberbullying risk, and, ultimately, decrease the negative outcomes associated with cyberbullying. The following articles and publications provide empirical findings and other background information from research within the psychology field that shaped the design of the ActionPoint app modules. Listed below, divided by individual ActionPoint module, is a list of associated literature for that ActionPoint module.

Data Privacy Disclosure

This Data Privacy Disclaimer explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you use the app. Emails and usernames are used solely for the purpose of linking parents' and teens' accounts together within the app. We may collect data on how you interact with our app, such as the features you use and the frequency of your interactions. This information is used to improve functionality and user experience of our app. The collected information may also be shared in aggregated form and without any personal identifying information to report the results of our research project. We do not share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.

Comparison of Social Media Use

  1. C. Elsaesser, B. Russell, C. M. Ohannessian, and D. Patton
    Parenting in a Digital Age: A Review of Parents’ Role in Preventing Adolescent Cyberbullying
    Agression and Violent Behavior, a Review Journal vol. 35, pp. 62–72, 2017.
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  2. National Cyber Security Alliance
    Complex Digital Lives of American Teens and Parents
    Press Survey Reveals Complex Digital Lives , 2016.
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  3. P. Wisniewski, H. Jia, H. Xu, M. B. Rosson, and J. M. Carroll
    Preventative vs. Reactive: How Parental Mediation Influences Teens’ Social Media Privacy Behaviors
         Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing (CSCW), 2015, pp. 302– 316.
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  4. R. Kowalski, G. Giumetti, A. Schroeder, and M. Lattanner
    Bullying in the Digital Age: A Critical Review and Meta-Analysis of Cyberbullying Research Among Youth
         Psychological Bulletin, vol. 140, 02 2014.
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  5. S. Livingstone
    Strategies of Parental Regulation in the Media-Rich Home
         Computers in Human Behavior, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 920-941, 2007.
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Identifying Cyberbullying

  1. E. Englander, E. Donnerstein, R. Kowalski, C.A. Lin, and K. Parti
    Defining Cyberbullying
    Pediatrics vol. 140, no. Supplement-2, pp. S148-S151, 2017.
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  2. I.K. Peter and F. Petermann
    Cyberbullying: A Concept Analysis of Defining Attributes and Additional Influencing Factors
    Computers in Human Behavior vol. 86, pp. 350-366, 2018.
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  3. J. W. Patchin and S. Hinduja
    Measuring Cyberbullying: Implications for Research
    Agression and Violent Behavior, a Review Journal vol. 23, pp. 69-74, 2015.
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  4. M. Campbell, C. Whiteford, and J. Hooijer
    Teachers' and Parents' Understanding of Traditional and Cyberbullying
    Journal of School Violence vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 388-402, 2019.
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  5. R. Kowalski, G. Giumetti, A. Schroeder, and M. Lattanner
    Bullying in the Digital Age: A Critical Review and Meta-Analysis of Cyberbullying Research Among Youth
         Psychological Bulletin, vol. 140, 02 2014.
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Your Experiences

  1. J. L. Clark, S. B. Algoe, and M. C. Green
    Social Networking Sites and Well-Being: The Role of Social Connection
    Current Directions in Psychological Science vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 32-37, 2018.
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  2. K. Rosenblatt
    Teens Should Be Trained in Media Literacy and Limit Their Screen Time
    NBC News 2023.
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  3. M. Anderson and J. Jiang
    Teens' Social Media Habits and Experiences
    Pew Research Center 2018.
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  4. P. Verduyn, N. Gugushvili, and E. Kross
    Do Social Networking Sites Influence Well-Being? The Extended Active-Passive Model
    Current Directions in Psychological Science vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 62-68, 2022.
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Parent-Teen Contract

  1. S. Livingstone
    Strategies of Parental Regulation in the Media-Rich Home
         Computers in Human Behavior, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 920-941, 2007.
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  2. N. Martins, M. L. Mares, and A. I. Nathanson
    Mixed Messages: Inconsistent Parental Mediation Indirectly Predicts Teens' Online Relational Aggression
    Journal of Family Communication vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 311-328, 2019.
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  3. P. F. Ehrlich, B. Costello, and A. Randall
    Preventing Distracted Driving: A Program From Initiation Through to Evaluation
    The American Journal of Surgery vol. 219, no. 6, pp. 1045-1049, 2020.
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  4. PowerOfParents
    Teen/Parent Agreement - Alcohol and Other Drugs
    2022.
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  5. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
    Family Agreement Form
    2022.
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Bullying Rank

  1. R. Kowalski, G. Giumetti, A. Schroeder, and M. Lattanner
    Bullying in the Digital Age: A Critical Review and Meta-Analysis of Cyberbullying Research Among Youth
         Psychological Bulletin, vol. 140, 02 2014.
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  2. S. Guo
    A Meta-Analysis of the Predictors of Cyberbullying Perpetration and Victimization
         Psychology in the Schools, vol. 53, no. 4, pp. 432-453, 2016.
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  3. L. Marciano, P. J. Schulz, and A. L. Camerini
    Cyberbullying Perpetration and Victimization in Youth: A Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies
    Journal of Computer-Mediated Communcation vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 163-181, 2020.
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  4. C. Barlett and S. M. Coyne
    A Meta-Analysis of Sex Differences in Cyber-Bullying Behavior: The Moderating Role of Age
    Aggressive Behavior vol. 40, no. 5, pp. 474-488, 2014.
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  5. V. J. Llorent, R. Ortega-Ruiz, and I. Zych
    Bullying and Cyberbullying in Minorities: Are They More Vulnerable Than the Majority Group?
    Frontiers in Psychology vol. 7, p. 1507, 2016.
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  6. Y. N. Silva, D. Hall, and C. Rich
    BullyBlocker: Toward an Interdisciplinary Approach to Identifying Cyberbullying
    Social Network Analysis and Mining vol. 8, no. 1, p. 18, 2018.
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Social Media IQ

  1. E. N. Patrikakou
    Parental Involvement, Technology, and Media: Now What?
         School Community Journal, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 9-24, 2016.
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  2. R. Festl
    Social Media Literacy & Adolescent Social Online Behavior in Germany
         Journal of Children and Media, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 249-271, 2021.
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  3. L. Schreurs and L. Vandenbosch
    Introducing the Social Media Literacy (SMILE) Model with the Case of the Positivity Bias on Social Media
    Journal of Children and Media vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 320-337, 2021.
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