Research documents

#149 2020

149: Ofcom Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes – Highlights from Ofcom’s 2019 Research

Critical Research/Ofcom (February 2020) A summary of the results of the Ofcom Children’s Media Literacy Tracker, a large-scale quantitative survey based on in-home…

Children's behaviour online Positive opportunities online Pre-teens (9-12) Risks Teens (13-18)
#148 2020

148: Police response to youth offending around the generation and distribution of indecent images of children and its implications

Professor Andy Phippen, University of Bournemouth and Professor Emma Bond, University of Suffolk (2020). A summary of a study exploring the…

Children's behaviour online Risks Sexting Teens (13-18)
#147 2019

147: Intimate image abuse in adults and under 18s: A comparative analysis of cases dealt with by the Revenge Porn Helpline and Professionals Online Safety Helpline

SWGfL in partnership with the University of Exeter Economic and Social Research Council (October, 2019) A summary of a qualitative…

Adults (16+) Internet use Risks Sexting Social networking Teens (13-18)
#146 2019

146: Ofcom Adults: Media Use and Attitudes – Highlights from Ofcom’s 2018 Research 2

Critical Research/Ofcom (May 2019) A summary of the results of Ofcom’s Adults’ Media Literacy Tracker, a large-scale quantitative survey based on in-home interviews…

Adults (16+) Digital literacy Internet access and use
#145 2019

145: Ofcom Adults: Media Use and Attitudes – Highlights from Ofcom’s 2018 Research 1

Critical Research/Ofcom (May 2019) A summary of the results of Ofcom’s Adults’ Media Literacy Tracker, a large-scale quantitative survey based on in-home interviews…

Adults (16+) Digital literacy Internet access and use
#144 2019

144: Ofcom Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes – Highlights from Ofcom’s 2018 Research 2

Critical Research/Ofcom​ (June 2018) A summary of the results of the Ofcom Children’s Media Literacy Tracker, a large-scale quantitative survey…

Children's behaviour online Positive opportunities online Pre-teens (9-12) Risks Teens (13-18)
#143 2019

143: Ofcom Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes – Highlights from Ofcom’s 2018 Research 1

Critical Research/Ofcom (June 2018) A summary of the results of the Ofcom Children’s Media Literacy Tracker, a large-scale quantitative survey based on…

Children's behaviour online Positive opportunities online Pre-teens (9-12) Risks Teens (13-18)
#142 2019

142: Tackling Gaming Addiction in the UK

Daria Kuss (Nottingham Trent University) (March, 2019) A summary of the key findings from a report examining how the addictive…

Addiction Devices Gaming Internet access and use
#141 2019

141: Children’s Data and Privacy Online: Growing Up in a Digital Age An Evidence Review

Sonia Livingstone, Mariya Stoilova and Rishita Nandagiri (London School of Economics and Political Science) (February, 2019) A summary of the…

Children's behaviour online Internet access and use Pre-teens (9-12) Privacy Risks Teens (13-18)
#140 2019

140: Inequalities in How Parents Support Their Children’s Development with Digital Technologies. Parenting for a Digital Future: Survey Report 4

Sonia Livingstone and Dongmiao Zhang (London School of Economics and Political Science) (February, 2019) An overview of the key findings…

Children's behaviour online Internet access and use Parental mediation Pre-teens (9-12) Risks Teens (13-18)
#139 2019

139: What Do Parents Think and Do About Their Children’s Online Privacy? Parenting for a Digital Future: Survey Report 3

Sonia Livingstone, Alicia Blum-Ross and Dongmiao Zhang (London School of Economics and Political Science) (February, 2019) A summary of the…

Children's behaviour online Internet access and use Parental mediation Pre-teens (9-12) Risks Teens (13-18)
#138 2019

138: When Do Parents Think Their Child is Ready to Use the Internet Independently? Parenting for a Digital Future: Survey Report 2

Sonia Livingstone (London School of Economics and Political Science) and Kjartan Ólafsson (University of Akureyri) (February, 2019) An overview of…

GDPR Internet access and use Parental mediation Privacy