While an established literature has documented the nature and prevalence of traditional
forms of Adolescent Dating Violence and Abuse (ADVA), less research has investigated the …

The central role of technologies like social media and smartphones in children's lives means
that learning to navigate the digital world is now a core developmental task for elementary …

Background Over 50% of the world uses social media. There has been significant academic
and public discourse around its negative mental health impacts. There has not, however …

What is sexting? Sexting has been defined as the “exchange of sexual messages or images”
and “creating, sharing and forwarding sexually suggestive nude or nearly nude images”(see …

With children using digital media at ever younger ages, media-education becomes a
pressing issue for parents. As there is hardly any research on how parents guide the online …

Aim and objectives Adopting an approach which is child-centred, comparative, critical and
contextual, EU Kids Online II aims to design, conduct and analyse a major quantitative …

Previous studies have shown that parental mediation of adolescents online is associated
with the latter's participation in risky behavior online and being a victim of online harassment …

The present study investigated the psychological profile of 430 Greek university students
who reported cyber-bullying/victimization experiences. Participants completed a self-report …

This article discusses EU Kids Online. Funded by the European Commission's Safer Internet
Programme, EU Kids Online (2006–2009) is a thematic network that aimed to identify …

Is the internet really transforming children and young people's lives? Is the so-called 'digital
generation'genuinely benefiting from exciting new opportunities? And, worryingly, facing …