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Title: Children’s internet use and parents’ perceptions of their children’s online experience
Authors: Lauri, Mary Anne
Borg, Joseph
Farrugia, Lorleen
Keywords: Internet and children -- Malta
Internet users -- Malta
Parent and child -- Malta
Social media and teenagers -- Malta
Internet and teenagers -- Malta
Issue Date: 2015
Publisher: University of Malta and Malta Communications Authority (MCA)
Citation: Lauri, M. A., Borg, J., & Farrugia, L. (2015). Children’s internet use and parents’ perceptions of their children’s online experience. University of Malta and Malta Communications Authority (MCA).
Abstract: The Malta Communications Authority (MCA) commissioned the University of Malta to carry out a survey on the Use of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) by minors. The aims of this research were: - To investigate children's access, use and perceptions of the Internet - To investigate the parents’ perceptions of their children’s Internet use - To compare parents’ perceptions with patterns reported by children. The study involved a survey with a representative sample of children between 8 and 15 years of age from all demographic regions of Malta and Gozo, together with a questionnaire to be completed by their respective parent or guardian. Children and parent responses were paired to enable a direct comparison of the children and their parents’ responses. The parent and child questionnaires are based on the previous versions of the studies held by MCA in 2010 and 2012 and on the research carried out by the pan-European research project, EU Kids Online II. With the knowledge that a good percentage of participants do not return questionnaires, 2000 questionnaires were distributed to children in 23 primary and secondary schools and 2000 to their parents, with the hope of having a 70% response rate. In fact 3137 duly filled up questionnaires were returned thus giving a response rate of 78%. The field work was carried out in November and December 2014.
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/120898
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