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Meeting Online Strangers among European Children

ŠMAHEL, David, E. J. HELSPER, M. BARBOVSCHI and Lenka DĚDKOVÁ

Basic information

Original name

Meeting Online Strangers among European Children

Authors

ŠMAHEL, David (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), E. J. HELSPER (528 Netherlands), M. BARBOVSCHI (642 Romania) and Lenka DĚDKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Bologna, Italy, 15th European Conference on Developmental Psychology, p. 419-422, 3 pp. 2012

Publisher

Medimond s.r.l.

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Stať ve sborníku

Field of Study

Literature, mass media, audio-visual activities

Country of publisher

Italy

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

printed version "print"

References:

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/12:00057298

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

ISBN

978-88-7587-636-4

UT WoS

000305209800072

Keywords (in Czech)

internet; setkávání s cizími lidmi z internetu; online rizika; EU Kids Online

Keywords in English

internet; meeting online strangers; online risk; EU Kids Online

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 28/1/2013 14:16, prof. PhDr. David Šmahel, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

The present article deals with children’s practice of contacting new people online and going to face to face meetings with these people. Building on a series of theories, we analyzed the factors that were connected with meeting new people in the case of children surveyed by the EU Kids Online project (2009-2011). Older children, girls and heavier, self-confident communicators tend to expand more their social circle through contacting new people. The connection with sensation seeking behaviour, risky offline behaviours, emotional problems as well as problematic internet-related activities, such as exposure to online sexual content and excessive internet use, should raise some concerns, in spite of the small number of affected children.

Links

GAP407/11/0585, research and development project
Name: Rizika používání internetu pro děti a adolescenty
Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Risks of Internet Use for Children and Adolescents