Research documents

#113 2017

113: CHILDWISE Monitor Report 2017

Childwise (Jan 2017)  An overview of the results of the CHILDWISE Monitor Report 2017. This large scale, quantitative study consulted a…

Children (0-8) Devices Internet access and use Pre-teens (9-12) Teens (13-18)
#112 2017

112: Self-Produced Images – Risk Taking Online (SPIRTO) Project

Dr Ethel Quayle et al (July 2015)  The EU funded SPIRTO Project examined the risks related to young people generating…

Risks Sexting
#111 2017

111: UK Schools Online Safety Policy and Practice Assessment 2016

Professor Andy Phippen (Oct 2016)  An overview of the results of the analysis of the self-assessment data collected from the 360…

Evaluation Schools
#110 2017

110: Adolescents and Self-Taken Sexual Images: A Review of the Literature

Dr Ethel Quayle & Dr Karen Cooper (University of Edinburgh, UK), Prof Carl-Göran Svedin & Dr Linda Jonsson (Linköping University,…

Risks Sexting
#109 2017

109: Cyberbullying Involvement Roles and Viewing of Suicide-Related Web-Content

Dr. Anke Görzig (Aug 2016)  An overview of the results of a study investigating the relationships between cyberbullying roles, viewing of…

Cyberbullying & harassment Risks
#108 2017

108: Safer Internet Day 2017: Power of Image – A Report into the Role and Influence of Images and Videos in Young People’s Digital Lives

UK Safer Internet Centre (Feb 2017) A summary of the results of an online survey of representative group of 1,500…

Children (0-8) Children's behaviour online Internet access and use Pre-teens (9-12) Teens (13-18)
#107 2017

107: Ofcom Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes – Focus on Critical Understanding, Attitudes & Parental Controls

Ofcom (Nov 2016)  A summary of the results of the Ofcom Children’s Media Literacy Tracker, a large-scale quantitative survey based on…

Children (0-8) Digital literacy Parental mediation Pre-teens (9-12) Teens (13-18)
#106 2017

106: Ofcom Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes, Focus on Take Up and Use

Ofcom (Nov 2016)  A summary of the results of the Ofcom Children’s Media Literacy Tracker, a large-scale quantitative survey based on…

Children (0-8) Devices Digital literacy Gaming Internet access and use Positive opportunities online Pre-teens (9-12) Social networking Teens (13-18)
#105 2017

105: A Review of the Research on Children and Young People who Display Harmful Sexual Behaviour Online

NSPCC (Nov 2016)  A summary of the results of a systematic literature review examining the developmental appropriateness of children and young…

Encountering pornography Inappropriate content online Risks Sexual abuse
#104 2017

104: Global Kids Online: Research Synthesis 2015-2016

Global Kids Online (Nov 2016) This report presents the results of qualitative and quantitative research which sampled internet-using children aged…

Digital literacy International Internet access and use Pre-teens (9-12) Teens (13-18)
#103 2017

103: Sexual Rights and Sexual Risks among Youth Online: A Review of Existing Knowledge Regarding Children and Young People’s Developing Sexuality in Relation to New Media Environments

eNACSO & EU Kids Online (Nov 2016) This report reviews available research literature from a diverse group of stakeholders and…

Cyberbullying & harassment Encountering pornography Risks Sexting
#102 2017

102: Families and Screen Time: Current Advice and Emerging Research

LSE Media Policy Project (Nov 2016)  This report reviews the academic literature on ‘parental mediation’, highlighting findings on ‘what is…

Parental mediation