Children's strategies on the Internet

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ID12905901
AuthorsElza Dunkels (0000-0003-2673-1808, Umeå University, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume49
Issue2
Pages171-184
Publication date2008-08-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCritical Studies in Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1750-8487 • E-ISSN: 1750-8495
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17508480802123914
OpenAlexW2050101701
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited17

This paper presents the results of an interview study of 104 12‐year old children. The aim was to learn more about how children use the Internet, what they find negative on the Internet and what coping strategies they use. The media debate seems to display consensus regarding what threats the Internet poses to young people. However, this study shows a discrepancy between children's and adults' views on this subject. The children in the study handle the drawbacks of the Internet well, but they do not discuss this with adults. The study does not paint a picture of naïve children, unable to see actual threats, but of responsible people aware of the threats that exist in their digital environment and with developed methods to avoid such threats

Coping (psychology · Internet privacy · Political science · Psychotherapist · Public relations · Sociology · Subject (documents · The Internet · World Wide Web · Child Development and Digital Technology · Computer Science · Digital Communication and Language · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Psychology · Social Psychology

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