Research Highlight Series
74: Safer Internet Day 2014: Campaign Evaluation
Populus (January 2015) A summary of the results of an online survey of a nationally representative group of adults, teens and…
73: Childwise Monitor 2014-15
Childwise (January 2015) An overview of the results of the CHILDWISE Monitor Report 2014-15. This large scale, quantitative study consulted…
72: Childwise Monitor Pre-School Report 2014
Childwise (September 2014) A summary of the results of the CHILDWISE Monitor Pre-School Report 2014. It provides an overview of trends…
71: Net Children Go Mobile: The UK Report
Net Children Go Mobile and EU Kids Online (July 2014) A summary of the results of the UK (N = 516)…
70: Net Children Go Mobile: Risks and Opportunities
Net Children Go Mobile (May 2014) A summary of the results of the Net Children Go Mobile in-home survey conducted among 3,500…
69: Basically… Porn is Everywhere: A Rapid Evidence Assessment
Middlesex University and the Office of the Children’s Commissioner (May 2014) A summary of the results of the Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA)…
68: The Cybersurvey for Suffolk
Adrienne Katz, Youth Work Consulting (May 2014) A summary of the results of the Suffolk Cybersurvey 2013 which aimed to inform the…
67: To Tell Or Not to Tell? Youth’s Responses to Unwanted Internet Experiences
Lund University, Sweden & University of New Hampshire, USA (May 2015) A summary of the results of the large scale and nationally…
66: What do 17,000 children in London tell us about online safety? The London Esafety Report
3BM and London Grid for Learning (March 2014) A summary of the main findings and messages from the London Esafety Report. This…
65: Are crimes by online predators different from crimes by sex offenders who know youth in person?
Crimes Against Children Research Centre, University of New Hampshire (March 2014) A summary of the results of the Third National Juvenile Online…
64: Online harassment in context: trends from three youth internet safety surveys (2000, 2005, 2010)
Crimes Against Children Research Centre, University of New Hampshire (March 2014) A summary of the results of the 3 large scale and…
63: Victims' Voices: The impact of online grooming and sexual abuse
University of Birmingham and CEOP (March 2014) An overview of the results of a small scale qualitative study conducted in the UK…
62: NCMEC Statistical Report
NCMEC (Feb 2014) An overview of statistical information provided by the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in the…
61: The Experiences of Children Aged 11-16 on Social Networking Sites
ChildLine (Feb 2014) A summary of a report presenting the results of a large scale, representative online survey of 11-16 year…
60: The Experiences of Children Aged 11-12 on Social Networking Sites
ChildLine (Feb 2014) A summary of a report presenting the results of data collected from 11-12 year olds as part of…
59: CHILDWISE Monitor Report
Childwise (Feb 2014) An overview of the results of the CHILDWISE Monitor Report 2013-14. This large scale, quantitative study consulted a…
58: Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes – Take Up and Use Report
Ofcom (Oct 2013) A summary of the results of the Ofcom’s Children’s Media Literacy Tracker, a large-scale quantitative survey based on…
57: Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes – Online Concerns and Mediation Report
Ofcom (Oct 2013) A summary of the results of the Ofcom’s Children’s Media Literacy Tracker, a large-scale quantitative survey based on…
56: Country Classification – Opportunities, Risks, Harm and Parental Mediation
EU Kids Online and LSE (Sept 2013) A summary of a report which updates and deepens understanding of cross-national differences among the…
55: Zero to Eight Report – Very young children and their internet use
EU Kids Online and LSE (Sept 2013) A summary of the key findings of a report by EU Kids Online on…
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…
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…
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…
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),…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
42: Online Offending Behaviour: Findings from the European Online Grooming Project
The European Online Grooming Project (Apr 2012) A summary of the results of Phase 2 of the European Online Grooming…
41: Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes – Focus on Parental Controls
Ofcom (Oct 2012) A summary of Ofcom’s research on parental controls. This includes the results of Ofcom’s Children’s Media Literacy…
40: Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes – Take Up and Use
Ofcom (Oct 2012) A summary of the results of the Ofcom’s Children’s Media Literacy Tracker, a large-scale quantitative survey based…
39: Understanding Children’s Online Activities: Developing Research to Enhance Police Practice
Elena Martellozzo, Middlesex University (Apr 2012) A summary of the results of a qualitative study conducted in 4 schools located in…
38: Digital Parenting: An Evaluation
The Parent Zone (Aug 2012) A summary of the findings of the evaluation of the Digital Parenting Magazine resource produced by…
37: Towards a better internet for children: Findings and recommendations from EU Kids Online to inform the CEO coalition
EU Kids Online (Jun 2012) A summary of the report presenting new findings and analysis of the EU Kids Online…
36: Identifying vulnerable children online and what strategies can help them
UKCCIS Evidence Group – Livingstone and Palmer (Jun 2012) A report summarising the main findings and outcomes of the Vulnerability…
35: A qualitative study of children, young people and 'sexting'
Ringrose et al, commissioned by the NSPCC (Jun 2012) A small-scale qualitative study using single-sex focus group interviews with 35…
34: EU Kids Online II Final Report 2011
EU Kids Online (Nov 2011) A summary of the recommendations of the Final Report of the EU Kids Online II Project.
33: The protection of children online: a scoping review to identify vulnerable groups
Munro (Aug 2011) A systematic literature review of research examining internet technology risks and online vulnerability.
32: Virtual Violence II: Progress and Challenges in the Fight against Cyberbullying (Teachers)
Beatbullying (Jun 2012) Beatbullying’s second large-scale research study of cyberbullying among 11-16-year-olds in the UK aimed to explore the phenomenon…
31: Virtual Violence II: Progress and Challenges in the Fight against Cyberbullying (Pupils)
Beatbullying (Jun 2012) Beatbullying’s second large-scale research study of cyberbullying among 11-16 year olds in the UK aimed to explore…
30: Excessive social networking and young people
Mark Griffiths, Nottingham Trent University (Jun 2012) A systematic literature review was carried out examining excessive social networking addiction among…
29: Improving e-safety in primary schools
Lucy Shipton, Sheffield Hallam University (Aug 2011) A small scale qualitative study of the internet safety policies and procedures of…
28: Trends in media use
Childwise (May 2012) A large scale quantitative survey of children and young people’s media ownership, internet access and social networking…
27: EU Kids Online – online safety and disadvantaged children
EU Kids Online (Aug 2011) A large-scale quantitative study observing trends in the risk-taking behaviours of disadvantaged groups of children.
26: Children and parents media use and attitudes: Ofcom's children's media literacy tracker 2011
Ofcom (Oct 2011) A large scale quantitative study of media use and attitudes in children, young people and their parents.
25: EU Kids Online – Patterns of risk and safety online
EU Kids Online and London School of Economics (Aug 2011) A large scale quantitative study, comparing trends and patterns in…
24: EU Kids Online – cross-national comparisons
EU Kids Online and London School of Economics (Aug 2011) A large scale quantitative study, comparing trends and patterns in…
23: EU Kids Online – Bullying
EU Kids Online and London School of Economics (Aug 2011) A large scale quantitative study of online bullying.
22: Attitudes to online privacy
Andy Phippen, University of Plymouth (July 2011) A large scale quantitative study, comprising an online survey of children and young people which…
21: Online gambling and young people
Mark Griffiths, Nottingham Trent University (Nov 2011) A literature review on online gambling among young people.
20: Internet safety and children with special educational needs
Lucy Faithfull Foundation (Aug 2011) A small scale qualitative study on the internet safety concerns of children with special educational…
19: Vulnerable young people, social media and e-safety
Stephen Carrick-Davies (July 2011) A small scale qualitative study on vulnerable young people’s use of social media and mobile phones,…
18: Ofsted – younger children’s views
Ofsted (April 2011) A small scale quantitative survey on children’s views on personal safety – online and offline.
17: Internet safety and schools
Department of Educational Research, Lancaster University (May 2011) A small scale quantitative survey of issues faced by school about internet…
16: Trends in media use
Childwise (May 2011) A large scale quantitative survey of children and young people’s media ownership, internet access and social networking…
15: Children’s and young people’s internet use and parental attitudes: Ofcom’s children’s media literacy tracker 2010
Ofcom (April 2011) A large scale quantitative survey of children and young people’s media literacy, revealing their engagement online and…
14: Social networking, age and privacy
EU Kids Online and London School of Economics (April 2011) A large scale quantitative survey of children’s use of social…
13: Policing online child sexual abuse
Elena Martellozzo, Middlesex University A small scale ethnographic study of the police’s covert investigations on online child sexual abuse, focusing…
12: Research highlights for children’s online gaming and addiction: a brief overview of the empirical literature
Mark Griffiths, Nottingham Trent University (Nov 2010) A literature review on children’s online gaming, revealing its incidence and consequences.
11: Online safety policy and practice in the UK – an analysis of 360 degree safe self review data
South West Grid for Learning and University of Plymouth (Sept 2010) A small scale quantitative survey of issues faced by school…
10: Sharing personal images and videos among young people
University of Plymouth (Nov 2009) A small scale quantitative study of the ‘sexting’ practices, uncovering its prevalence and young people’s attitudes…
09: Benchmarking of parental control tools for the online protection of children, SIP-Bench II
EC Safer Internet Programme (Jan 2011) A large scale quantitative review of various parental control tools for children’s online protection,…
08: Children’s online risks and safety – review of available evidence
National Foundation for Educational Research (Mar 2010) A literature review on children’s online risks and safety, pointing to its occurrence and…
07: EU Kids Online II – European findings on risks and safety for children on the internet
EU Kids Online and London School of Economics (Jan 2010) A large scale quantitative survey of children’s use of the internet,…
06: ‘Staying safe’ survey – findings for children’s internet safety
Department for Education (Feb 2010) A large scale quantitative survey that measures parents’ and children’s awareness, attitudes and reported behaviours…
05: EU Kids Online II – UK findings
EU Kids Online and London School of Economics (Jan 2011) A large scale quantitative survey of children’s use of the internet,…
04: Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre strategic overview 2009-2010
Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (May 2010) A large scale quantitative study of reports of online child abuse received by…
03: Children’s and young people’s internet use and parental attitudes: Ofcom’s media literacy tracker – wave 1 2010
Ofcom (Aug 2010) A large scale quantitative survey of children and young people’s media literacy, revealing their engagement online and…
02: Exploring online safety knowledge and evaluating CEOP’s Think U Know (TUK) education programme
Kingston University (July 2009) A large scale mixed methods study of young people’s knowledge about internet safety and their understanding…
01: Offender behaviour – lessons for online safety
Kingston University and EC Safer Internet Programme (April 2010) A large scale study of qualitative interviews of online grooming offenders, revealing…