Kimberly J. Mitchell

18.6k citations

216 papers · 12.3k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 56

Gender Studies top 0.05%
- Gender, Feminism, and Media 52
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies 33
Social Psychology top 0.1%
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression 40
Clinical Psychology top 0.2%
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology 59
- Child Abuse and Trauma 31
Communication top 0.2%
Sociology and Political Science top 0.05%
- Sex work and related issues 34
Health
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence 35
Education
- Child Development and Digital Technology 31

Co-authors: Michele L. Ybarra Janis Wolak David Finkelhor Lisa M. Jones Melissa Wells Heather A. Turner Dorothy L. Espelage Josephine D. Korchmaros
Cited by: Gender Studies Social Psychology Clinical Psychology
Partner nations: United States Israel Australia

In The Last Decade

Kimberly J. Mitchell

200 papers receiving 10.9k citations

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2011 Prevalence and Characteristics of Youth Sexting: A National Study
2004 Online aggressor/targets, aggressors, and targets: a comparison of associated youth characteristics

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1	An updated typology of commercial sexual exploitation of children and youth cases coming to law enforcement attention in 2021: Implications for identification and investigations Kimberly J. Mitchell,Lisa M. Jones,Jennifer E. O’Brien,Alli Puchlopek-Adams	2025	2
2	Law Enforcement Agency Practices and Policies for the Investigation of Child Sex Trafficking: Are Agencies Using Victim-Centered Approaches? Kimberly J. Mitchell,Jennifer E. O’Brien,Lisa Jones,Alli Puchlopek-Adams	2024	3
3	Prevalence of Gun Carrying and Gun Violence Victimization and Perpetration Among a Nationally Representative Sample of U.S. Youth and Young Adults Bruce G. Taylor,Kimberly J. Mitchell,Heather A. Turner,Jackie Sheridan-Johnson,Elizabeth A. Mumford	2024	0
4	Predictors of the Onset of Sexual Violence Perpetration in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood Michele L. Ybarra,Hanno Petras,Kimberly L. Goodman,Kimberly J. Mitchell	2024	0
5	“An escape from the isolation”: Youth thoughts about the impact of COVID‐19 on adolescent sexual behavior and alcohol use Claire D. Stout,Michele L. Ybarra,Kimberly J. Mitchell,Kimberly M. Nelson	2024	0
6	The Impact of Youth Digital Citizenship Education: Insights from a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Outcome Evaluation of the Be Internet Awesome (BIA) Curriculum Lisa M. Jones,Kimberly J. Mitchell,Cheryl L. Beseler	2023	8
7	High School Students’ Perceptions of School Personnel’s Intentions to Help Prevent Teen Sexual and Dating Violence: Associations with Attitudes and Intended Behaviors Emily A. Waterman,Victoria L. Banyard,Kimberly J. Mitchell,Katie M. Edwards	2022	1
8	Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for youth with a history of exposure to self-directed violence. Kimberly J. Mitchell,Victoria L. Banyard,Michele L. Ybarra,Shira Dunsiger	2022	1
9	A Content Analysis of Youth Internet Safety Programs: Are Effective Prevention Strategies Being Used? Lisa M. Jones,Kimberly J. Mitchell,Wendy Walsh	2014	11
10	Understanding the role of technology in the commercial sexual exploitation of children: the perspective of law enforcement. Kimberly J. Mitchell,Dana Boyd	2014	7
11	What Features Make Online Harassment Incidents Upsetting to Youth? Kimberly J. Mitchell,Michele L. Ybarra,Lisa M. Jones,Dorothy L. Espelage	2014	23
12	Online social support as a buffer against online and offline peer and sexual victimization among U.S. LGBT and non-LGBT youth Michele L. Ybarra,Kimberly J. Mitchell,Neal A. Palmer,Sari L. Reisner	2014	214
13	Exploring the Role of the Internet in Juvenile Prostitution Cases Coming to the Attention of Law Enforcement Melissa Wells,Kimberly J. Mitchell,Kai Ji	2012	24
14	Index of Problematic Online Experiences: Item Characteristics and Correlation with Negative Symptomatology Kimberly J. Mitchell,Chiara Sabina,David Finkelhor,Melissa Wells	2009	32
15	Trends in Arrests of Online Predators Janis Wolak,David Finkelhor,Kimberly J. Mitchell	2009	44
16	Is Talking Online to Unknown People Always Risky? Distinguishing Online Interaction Styles in a National Sample of Youth Internet Users Janis Wolak,David Finkelhor,Kimberly J. Mitchell	2008	53
17	Classification of Adults with Problematic Internet Experiences: Linking Internet and Conventional Problems from a Clinical Perspective Kimberly J. Mitchell,David Finkelhor,Kathryn A. Becker‐Blease	2007	11
18	Online Mental Health Treatment: Concerns and Considerations Melissa Wells,Kimberly J. Mitchell,David Finkelhor,Kathryn A. Becker‐Blease	2007	88
19	Exposure to Internet Pornography among Children and Adolescents: A National Survey Michele L. Ybarra,Kimberly J. Mitchell	2005	271
20	The varieties of child pornography production. Janis Wolak,David Finkelhor,Kimberly J. Mitchell	2005	20

About Kimberly J. Mitchell

Kimberly J. Mitchell is a scholar working on Gender Studies, Health and Clinical Psychology, having authored 216 papers that have together received 12.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (59 papers), Gender, Feminism, and Media (52 papers), Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (40 papers), Intimate Partner and Family Violence (35 papers), Sex work and related issues (34 papers), Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies (33 papers), Child Abuse and Trauma (31 papers) and Child Development and Digital Technology (31 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Gender Studies (3.4k citations), Social Psychology (4.8k citations) and Clinical Psychology (4.7k citations). Kimberly J. Mitchell has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Israel and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Michele L. Ybarra, Janis Wolak, David Finkelhor, Lisa M. Jones, David Finkelhor, Melissa Wells, Heather A. Turner, Dorothy L. Espelage, Josephine D. Korchmaros and Sherry Hamby.

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