Research documents

#54 2017

54: ChildLine Online Issues Report 2012-13

ChildLine (Sept 2013) A summary of the results of analysis of the over 10,600 counselling sessions ChildLine received in 2012-13 where…

Cyberbullying & harassment Internet access and use Risks Sexting Sexual abuse
#53 2017

53: Child Pornography and Likelihood of Contact Abuse: a comparison between contact child sexul offenders and noncontact offenders

Michelle McManus (University of Central Lancashire) (July 2013) A summary of the results of a study examining discriminatory differences between dual…

Risks Sexual abuse
#52 2017

52: Protecting Children Online: Teachers' Perspectives on E-safety

Vital & NFER (July 2013) A summary of the results of a study conducted by NFER on behalf of Vital…

Schools
#51 2017

51: Safer Internet Day 2013 – Campaign Evaluation

Other Lines (July 2013)  A summary of the results of an online survey for children aged 8-12 (N = 523),…

Children (0-8) Children's behaviour online Evaluation Internet access and use Parental attitudes Pre-teens (9-12) Teens (13-18)
#50 2017

50: Childwise Report: Trends in Media Use

Childwise (Jan 2013)  A large scale quantitative survey of the media ownership, internet access and social networking sites use of…

Children (0-8) Devices Internet access and use Pre-teens (9-12) Teens (13-18)
#49 2017

49: EU Kids Online – In their own words: What bothers children online?

EU Kids Online and LSE (Feb 2013)  A summary of the results of the analysis of 9,636 responses to the open-ended…

Encountering pornography Inappropriate content online International Pre-teens (9-12) Risks Teens (13-18)
#48 2017

48: Virtually Anorexic – Where's the harm? A research study of pro-anorexia websites

University Campus Suffolk (Nov 2012) A summary of the results of a qualitative study of 126 websites and blogs identified…

Inappropriate content online Mental health Risks Vulnerable groups
#47 2017

47: Safer Internet Day Report – Have your Say: Listening to young people about their online rights and responsibilities

UK Safer Internet Centre (Feb 2013) A summary of the results of the UK’s largest ever survey into young people’s attitudes…

Children (0-8) Children's behaviour online Digital literacy Inappropriate content online Internet access and use Pre-teens (9-12) Risks Teens (13-18)
#46 2017

46: CHILDWISE Monitor Pre-School Report 2012

ChildWise (May 2012)  An overview of the results of the CHILDWISE Monitor Pre-School Report 2012, and provides an overview of trends…

Children (0-8) Devices Internet access and use Pre-teens (9-12) Teens (13-18)
#45 2017

45: FOSI Research: The Online Generation Gap – Contrasting Attitudes and Behaviours of Parents and Teens

The Family Online Safety Institute (Nov 2012) A summary of the results of a study based on two nationwide online surveys…

Digital literacy Parental mediation Teens (13-18)
#44 2017

44: Internet Watch Foundation: Study of Self-Generated Sexually Explicit Images & Videos Featuring Young People Online

The Internet Watch Foundation (Nov 2012)  An overview of the results of a 4 week study by IWF Internet Content…

Inappropriate content online Risks
#43 2017

43: Young People’s Online Behaviour : Findings from the European Online Grooming Project

The European Online Grooming Project (Apr 2012) A summary of the results of Phase 3 of the European Online Grooming…

Digital literacy Grooming Pre-teens (9-12) Privacy Risks Teens (13-18)