Project title |
Παιδιά και Διαδίκτυο στην Ελλάδα: Η παράμετρος της ιδιωτικότητας στην κοινωνική δικτύωση. [Children and the Internet in Greece: The parameter of privacy in social networking.]
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Country or countries |
Greece (EL)
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Language(s) of report |
Greek
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Funder of research |
Public funding
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Date of fieldwork |
2009
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Main research focus |
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Target group studied |
Children
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| Methodology |
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Description of studied group |
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Age of children studied |
9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18
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Methodology |
Qualitative
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Size of sample |
870
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If survey, scope of sample |
Sub-national
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| Topics covered |
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Activities; Risks and harm; Opportunities and benefits
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| Findings |
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• Regarding their online activities younger children (10-14 years old) mention social networking fourth. For older teens (15-18 years old) social networking, along with searching for information, is the second most popular online activity.
• There are gender differences concerning social networking. For instance, almost 35% of girls (15-18 years old) have created an SNS profile compared to 30% of boys.
• Over 80% of children aged 10-14 never give out personal information easily when online.
• 60% of younger boys and 50% of younger girls have given false names online.
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| Further information |
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Relevant publications |
Tsaliki, L. (2010). Children and the Internet in Greece: The parameter of privacy in social networking, in S. Papathanasopoulos(ed.), Media in the 21st Century, Athens: Kastaniotis.
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Report accessibility |
Book chapter
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URL of report |
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Dataset publicly available |
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Contact details of investigator |
Tsaliki Liza
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