Orig. title: Разработване, тестване и валидиране на изследователски инструмент за оценка и мониторинг на интернет зависимост на деца в училищна възраст
Engl. transl.: Development, testing and validation of a research tool for assessment and monitoring of Internet addiction of school-age children
Study details
| Year: | 2016 |
| Scope: | Local |
| Countries: | Bulgaria |
| Methodology: | Empirical research – Quantitative |
| Methods of data collection: | Interview; Textual / documentary / content analysis |
| Researched Groups: | Children |
| Children Ages: | Pre-adolescents (11-13 Years old); Adolescents (14-18 Years old) |
| Funder: | Министерство на образованието и науката |
| Funder Types: | National Government / Ministry |
| Has Formal Ethical Clearance: | Yes |
| Consents: | Consent obtained from parents |
| Informed Consent: | Consent obtained |
| Ethics: | Ethical considerations not mentioned |
| Data Set Availability: | Not mentioned |
Goals
The purpose of this research is to identify terms relative to internet addiction and to develop and test an integrated conceptual tool that could be applied in social studies. The main research methodology consists of theoretical and empirical analysis. For the purposes of testing the proposed research tool (in the form of a questionnaire), two separate surveys are conducted - group interviews with 579 students from 8th to 11th grad from seven schools.
Related publications
Orig. title: Разработване, тестване и валидиране на изследователски инструмент за оценка и мониторинг на интернет зависимост на деца в училищна възраст
Engl. transl.: Development, testing and validation of a research tool for assessment and monitoring of Internet addiction of school-age children
Orig. title: Варненските гимназисти в Интернет – полезен престой или вреден навик
Engl. transl.: Varna High School Students on the Internet – Helpful Time Spent or Harmful Habit