Media representations and children’s discourses on online risks: Findings from qualitative research in nine European countries
Study details
| Year: | 2013 |
| Scope: | Multinational |
| Countries: | Belgium; Czech Republic; Greece; Malta; Italy; Portugal; Romania; Spain |
| Methodology: | Empirical research – Qualitative |
| Methods of data collection: | Focus group; Interview |
| Researched Groups: | Children |
| Children Ages: | Other |
| Other Childrens Age Group: | 9-16 years old |
| Funder: | European Commission |
| Funder Types: | European Union / Commission |
| Consents: | Consent obtained from school officials / principal |
| Informed Consent: | Consent obtained |
| Ethics: | Ethical issues flagged in the paper |
| Data Set Availability: | Not mentioned |
Goals
This research "aims to: (1) understand how and to what extent children’s perceptions
of online risks incorporate media representations, parental worries and discourses
circulating among peers (e.g. news that are then appropriated and form part of the
peer group’s common-sense knowledge); (2) identify any age- or gender-specific
patterns in the appropriation and conversion of media, parents’ and peers’ discourses;
and (3) identify cross-cultural variations in risk perceptions among young people (e.g.
concern for different risks in different countries) that might relate to differences in the
media agendas... or differences between countries" (Mascheroni et al., 2014)