Children and adolescents on Internet: online community and hasards

Autor	doc. PhDr. David Šmahel, Ph.D.
Organisation	Institut výzkumu dětí, mládeže a rodiny, Fakulta sociálních studií. Masarykova Univerzita
Year	2010
Research type	research report
Annotation	The project focuses on an investigation of hazards linked to the virtual space, its psychosocial contexts and impacts on children and adolescents at the age of 9-19. The project pursues the connection between the Internet use among children and adolescents and following hazards: potentionally dangerous online communities, excessive use of Internet and cyberbullying. The research follows up to the international research projects such as EU Kids Online II and World Internet Project and analyses and processes data that have been obtained in these projects.
Keywords	children; adolescents; Internet; hazards; virtual space; cyberbullying; online communities
Research type	continual research
Start date	1. 1. 2010
End date	31. 12. 2010
Obor	AJ Letters, mass media, audiovision
Email	smahel@fss.muni.cz
Availability	available by the researcher
Research location	Institut výzkumu dětí, mládeže a rodiny, Fakulta sociálních studií. Masarykova Univerzita, Joštova 218/10, Brno 62000
Organisation	Institut výzkumu dětí, mládeže a rodiny, Fakulta sociálních studií. Masarykova Univerzita
Possible connection	Children and Youth Ratio in population Number of children and young people Expected numbers of children and young people Individuals using the Internet in education Individuals in the Czech Republic using Internet - Internet users