Nieuws uit de media | 20.01.2011 | TERUG NAAR OVERZICHT

Internet risks young people less than believed

The risks encountered by young people on the Internet are less significant than is often believed. This has been demonstrated by the EU Kids Online survey, conducted in 25 European countries (1) by a research network led by the London School of Economics, including a French team headed by Dominique Pasquier of the Laboratoire traitement et communication de l'information (LTCI) (CNRS/Télécom Paris Tech).

The survey, funded by the European Commission (2), shows that only a small minority of youngsters is confronted with problems on the Internet, and that very few of these children say they have been upset as a result.

The relations between parents and children with respect to the Internet seem to be more harmonious than they are with regard to television.

However, about half of those parents whose children have encountered problems online were not aware of them. The results of this survey, carried out in 2010 among 25,140 European Internet users aged 9-16, along with their parents, were disclosed on January 13, 2011.

The survey was carried out in the participants' homes between May and August 2010, using a sample of 25,140 Internet users aged 9-16 (in France, this represents 87% of 9-16 year olds), and one of their parents. Its main findings are as follows.

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Bron: Science Daily - 20 januari 2011

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