Orig. title: EU Kids Online III: The meaning of online problematic situations for children

Engl. transl.: EU Kids Online III: The meaning of online problematic situations for children

Study details

Year:	2013
Scope:	Multinational
Countries:	Belgium; Czech Republic; Greece; Malta; Italy; Portugal; Romania; Spain; United Kingdom
Methodology:	Empirical research – Qualitative
Methods of data collection:	Interview; Focus group
Researched Groups:	Children
Children Ages:	Kids (6-10 Years old); Pre-adolescents (11-13 Years old); Adolescents (14-18 Years old)
Funder:	EC Safer Internet Programme
Funder Types:	European Union / Commission
Has Formal Ethical Clearance:	Yes
Consents:	Consent obtained from parents; Consent obtained from children
Informed Consent:	Consent obtained
Ethics:	Ethical considerations and/or protocol mentioned in the research design
URL:	http://www.eukidsonline.net/
Data Set Availability:	Not mentioned

Goals

The research included children who used the internet weekly. The children were from nine European countries: Belgium, the Czech Republic, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Spain, and the United Kingdom. - This research focused on the following: what children perceive as being potentially negative or problematic while using the internet, what risks children are aware of when using the internet, what consequences online negative experiences might have, how children react to negative experiences, what children do to avoid or prevent these problematic experiences, and why children perceive certain situations as negative. - Interviews and focus groups were used to collect children’s data. The main fieldwork, using the revised research procedures guide and the topic guide, was carried out from February to September 2013 in all nine countries, with children aged 9–16 (N = 378). Schools or youth centers were used to recruit children for 56 focus groups and 114 interviews. - The term “children” refers to children aged 9–16. Internet usage refers to a variety of activities across various platforms, which can be accessed anywhere, alone, or with others.

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