J 2014

Classification of online problematic situations in the context of youths’ development

ŠMAHEL, David, Michelle WRIGHT and Martina ČERNÍKOVÁ

Basic information

Original name

Classification of online problematic situations in the context of youths’ development

Name in Czech

Klasifikace online problematických situací v kontextu vývoje mladých

Authors

ŠMAHEL, David (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Michelle WRIGHT (840 United States of America, belonging to the institution) and Martina ČERNÍKOVÁ (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Communications The European Journal of Communication Research, Bremen, University of Bremen, 2014, 0341-2059

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Impact factor

Impact factor: 0.297

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/14:00076831

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

UT WoS

000343316500002

Keywords (in Czech)

mladí, online rizika, vztahy, sexualita

Keywords in English

youth; online risks; online problematic situations; relationships; school; sexuality; identity; health; morality

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 28/4/2015 15:33, Ing. Alena Raisová

Abstract

V originále

Previous research on youths’ online risky experiences has mostly utilized quantitative designs. However, some of this research does not account for youths’ views and perceptions. This qualitative study fills this gap by describing online problematic situations from the perspectives of European youths, focuses on classifying online problematic situations based on youths’ perspectives and interrelates these with their developmental contexts. As a theoretical framework, the co-construction model was adopted, which proposes that youths’ online and offline worlds are interconnected. Interviews and focus groups were conducted with youths between the ages of 9 and 16 from Belgium, the Czech Republic, Greece, Malta, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Youths’ responses reflected the complexity of the various problematic situations online they encountered or indirectly experienced, and how such experiences were interconnected with the developmental contexts of peer relationships, parent-child relationships, romantic relationships, school, sexuality, identity, health, and morality. We recommend the development of complex educational programs focused on youths about problematic situations online, which discuss the possible situations they may encounter and how to deal with them.

Links

EE2.3.20.0184, research and development project
Name: Vytvoření interdisciplinárního týmu v oblasti výzkumu internetu a nových médií
EE2.3.30.0037, research and development project
Name: Zaměstnáním nejlepších mladých vědců k rozvoji mezinárodní spolupráce