Safe Internet For All (SIFA) Research about: Matters of Safety related to Internet use Georgios Errikos Chlapanis

Contents About the Research: Research questions How the research was conducted: Special Questionnaire about Safety Analysis: Student’s profile Answers for Research Questions Some interesting Correlations Conclusions

Contents Research questions Special Questionnaire about Safety / how the research was conducted Analysis: Student’s profile Answers for Research Questions Correlations Conclusions

Research questions 1st research question: Do students know about matters of Safety related to internet use? (such as Cyberbullying, Grooming, Sexting, etc) 2nd research question: Have students experienced any case of violation of safety? 3nd research question: Do students know how to act in situations of violation of their safety on the Internet?

Contents Research questions Special Questionnaire about Safety / how the research was conducted Analysis: Student’s profile Answers for Research Questions Correlations Conclusions

When conducted Special pre (SIFA activities) Questionnaire answered January 2016 Will have a post (SIFA activities) Questionnaire in May, after SIFA activities

Contents Research questions Special Questionnaire about Safety / how the research was conducted Analysis: Student’s profile Answers for Research Questions Correlations Conclusions

Total Answers: 405 Quite balanced

Most students (55.6%) Many (33.8%)

Quite balanced

Contents Research questions Special Questionnaire about Safety/ how the research was conducted Analysis: Student’s profile Answers for Research Questions Correlations Conclusions

Research question 1st research question: Do students know about matters of Safety related to internet use? (such as Cyberbullying, Grooming, Sexting, etc)

Relevant Questions in Q 1.1 What do you think Cyberbullying is? 1.2 Do you think the following actions are signs of grooming/on-line predation… 1.3 Sexting is not: …. 1.4 Sexting can happen when: … 1.5 Personal information that should be protected includes your:…

Most students answered correctly (61.2%) Quite a few had some confusion (30%) Some admited they do not know (8.9%)

1.2 Do you think the following actions are signs of grooming/on-line predation? Right answers about Grooming (40%)

1.3 Sexting is not:

Right answers about Sexting (47%)

1.4 Sexting can happen when: Right answers about Sexting (37%)

1.5 Personal information that should be protected includes your: About 30% seem to have some confusion

Research Q1: Conclusions Do students know about matters of Safety related to internet use? (such as Cyberbullying, Grooming, Sexting, etc) About 40% are confused about what Cyberbullying means. About 60% seem to misunderstand what Grooming means. About 60% seem to have some confusion about Sexting. About 30% seem to have some confusion about what personal data should be protected.

Research question 2nd research question: Have students experienced any case of violation of safety?

Questions in Q 2.1 Have you ever experienced any of the following: … 2.2 Do you know if any of your friends or family members has ever: … 2.3 Have you ever, either deliberately or accidentally, visited the websites which included: … 2.4 How often have you done the following: You have been encouraged to take a few obscene pictures and upload them on the Internet? What do you do? 2.6 Are you in touch with someone that you know only on the Net?

2.1 Have you ever experienced any of the following? 31.6% insulted, threatened or humiliated 45.4% recorded without agreement

14.3% humiliating film published 13.1% impersonated on the web 24.2% offer of a meeting with stranger

41% have never visited sites with pornography 50% have never visited sites with violence/injuries 52% have never visited sites with animal violence

31.6% inform someone about the situation 48.6% will think about it/learn more 10.9% will do it, but ask not to share 8.9% will just do it

32.8% are in touch with someone they know only on the Net

Research Q2: Conclusions Have students experienced any case of violation of safety? Depending on the case, 15-30% have experienced some kind of violation of safety on the internet Depending on the case, 25-40% have visited websites with inappropriate content If encouraged to take a few obscene pictures and upload them on the Internet, 9% would just do it, 11% would do it but would ask that the pictures would not be shared and 49% would think about it and probably do it if they knew more about the person who asked. 33% are in touch with people they know only on the net.

Research question 3nd research question: Do students know how to act in situations of violation of their safety on the Internet?

Questions in Q 3.1 What would you do if you experienced cyberbullying on the Internet? … 3.2 Which Golden Rule do you think is good to prevent yourself from being put under threat? … 3.3 Which is true or false about: How to Stay Safe on the Internet? 3.4 Do you know any organizations or Internet portals which can provide help in dealing with violence on the Internet?

3.1 What would you do if you experienced cyberbullying on the Internet? … About 20-30% will not act well when confronted with cyberbullying on the Internet.

3.2 Which Golden Rule do you think is good to prevent yourself from being put under threat? … About 10-20% will not follow rules that will prevent them from being put under threat.

3.3 Which is true or false about: How to Stay Safe on the Internet? About 20-40% do not choose the right answer to questions about how to stay safe on the internet.

3.4 Do you know any organizations or Internet portals which can provide help in dealing with violence on the Internet? Only 24% definitely know organizations or Internet portals which can provide help in dealing with violence on the Internet and 51% are not interested about this.

Research Q3: Conclusions Do students know how to behave in situations of violation of their safety on the Internet? About 20-30% would not act well when confronted with cyberbullying on the Internet. About 10-20% will not follow rules that will prevent them from being put under threat. About 20-40% do not choose the right answer to questions about how to stay safe on the internet. Only 24% definitely know organizations or Internet portals which can provide help in dealing with violence on the Internet and 51% are not interested about this.

Contents Research questions Special Questionnaire about Safety/ how the research was conducted Analysis: Student’s profile Answers for Research Questions Correlations Conclusions

Correlations regarding the Age of students (independent variable) and the Answers they gave to any question (dependent variables)

Interpretation Only one significant difference between the expected and the counted values of the answers of students of different ages was found. This was in question 1.4 about Sextism: Better answers were given by students aged over 18, average answers were given by students aged and less right answers from students aged under 17 (X 2 =29.253, df=16, p=.022).

Correlations regarding the Country/School of students (independent variable) and the Answers they gave to any question (dependent variables)

Interpretation Some significant differences between the expected and the counted values of the answers of students of different countries were found. In question 1.1 about what Cyberbullying is: Better answers were given by students from Poland and Sweden, average answers were given by students from Austria and Greece and less right answers from students from Norway (X 2 =52.198, df=12, p=.000<.001)

Interpretation In question 1.2 about what Grooming is: Better answers were given by students from Austria, average answers were given by students from Poland and Sweden and less right answers from students from Norway and Greece. (X 2 =82.724, df=32, p=.000<.001)

Interpretation In questions 1.3 and 1.4 about Sexting: Better answers were given by students from Austria and Poland, average answers were given by students from Sweden and less right answers from students from Norway (Q1.3) and Greece (Q1.4). Q1.3(X 2 =97.761, df=32, p=.000<.001) Q1.4(X 2 = , df=32, p=.000<.001)

Interpretation In question 2.1 about experiencing incidents of safety violation on the internet: Less cases were reported by students from Greece and Poland, more cases were reported by the rest. (X 2 =70.668, df=48, p=.018)

Interpretation In question 2.5 about a situation of encouragement to take a few obscene pictures and upload them on the Internet: The best answers were given by students from Poland and Sweden, average answers were given by students from Greece and Austria and the worst answers were given by students from Norway. (X 2 =70.666, df=12, p=.000<.001)

Interpretation In question 3.1 about behavior if encountering a Cyberbullying incident: Better answers were given by students from Greece and Austria, average answers were given by students from Poland and Norway and not so good answers were given by students from Sweden. (X 2 =79.363, df=40, p=.000<.001)

Interpretation In question 3.2 about how to prevent themselves from being put under threat: Better answers were given by students from Greece and Poland, less good answers from the rest. (X 2 =88.366, df=48, p=.000<.001)

Correlations regarding the Gender of students (independent variable) and the Answers they gave to any question (dependent variables)

Interpretation A few significant differences between the expected and the counted values of the answers of students of different gender were found. In question 2.5 about about a situation of encouragement to take a few obscene pictures and upload them on the Internet: Better answers were given by girls. (X 2 =9.831, df=3, p=.020)

Interpretation In question 2.6 about being in touch with someone that they know only on the Net Better answers were given by girls. (X 2 =14.246, df=2, p=.001<.01)

Interpretation In question 3.3 about how to stay safe on the internet Better answers were given by girls. (X 2 =13.807, df=6, p=.032)

Interpretation In question 3.4 about if they know any organizations or Internet portals which can provide help in dealing with violence on the Internet More boys knew about such. (X 2 =20.381, df=2, p=.000<.001)

Contents Research questions Special Questionnaire about Safety/ how the research was conducted Analysis: Student’s profile Answers for Research Questions Correlations Conclusions

Conclusions 1/2 About 30% of students have poor knowledge about matters of Satety related to internet use. A substantial percent of students, 20-30%, have experienced some kind of violation of safety on the internet and many seem to have poor judgment about the dangers they are facing. Quite a few students, about 20-30%, do not know how to act in situations of violation of their safety on the Internet. Only 24% definitely know organizations or portals that provide help and 51% are not interested about this.

Conclusions 2/2 Only one correlation was found regarding the age of students, about sexting (older students answered better). Quite a lot correlations were found regarding the country of students, better answers were given mostly by students from Poland, after that by Austria. A few correlations were found regarding the gender of students, better answers were mostly given by girls. We have work to do…..

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