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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-1357-5279
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Internet Use and Psychological Well-Being among 10-Year-Old and 11-Year-Old Children
Devine, Paula; Lloyd, Katrina
Child Care in Practice, v18 n1 p5-22 2012
This paper uses data from the 2009 Kids' Life and Times Survey, involving 3657 children aged 10 or 11 years old in Northern Ireland. The survey indicated high levels of use of Internet applications, including social-networking sites and online games. Using the KIDSCREEN-27 instrument, the data indicate that the use of social-networking sites and online games is related to poorer psychological well-being among girls, but not boys. Boys and girls who experience "cyberbullying" have poorer psychological well-being. This association between psychological well-being and some Internet applications merits more attention in future research and policy development. (Contains 2 figures, 3 tables, and 4 notes.)
Descriptors: Females, Foreign Countries, Psychology, Internet, Males, Well Being, Preadolescents, Surveys, Social Networks, Video Games, Computer Mediated Communication, Gender Differences, Bullying, Psychological Patterns, Correlation, Access to Computers
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
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