Weblog: a look into adolescent´s soul

Autor	doc. PhDr. David Šmahel, Ph.D.
Organisation	IDVMR, Joštova 10
Year	2009
Research type	research report
Annotation	The research concerns weblogs (blogs)- interactive websites containig publicly accessible entries, commentaries and discussions on internet - of Czech adolescents. The research task is to find out who writes the webblogs and how adolescents deal with their tasks, daily problems or joys on blogs and what are their motivatations. The research also intends to identify the differences in which Czech and American adolescents express themselves on their weblogs. Another research objective is methodological: the use of collected data in blogs in order to elaborate tools for verifying the sample data collected in internet questionnaire. For this purpose the research applies three independent methods: content analysis, qualitative interviews and web questionnaire.
Keywords	adolescents; weblog; Internet; identity
Research type	unrepeated research
Start date	1. 1. 2007
End date	31. 12. 2009
Obor	AN Psychology
Email	smahel@fss.muni.cz
Availability	available by the researcher
Link	http://www.muni.cz/research/projects/2957
Research location	IDVMR, Joštova 10, Brno 60200
Organisation	IDVMR, Joštova 10
Organisation web	http://www.muni.cz/research/projects/2957
Possible connection	Individuals using the Internet in education Individuals in the Czech Republic using Internet - Internet users Individuals reading news on the internet Individuals in the Czech Republic who shop online Individuals in the Czech Republic communicating with authorities via the Internet