1. + LONDON – LSE
23.sept.2011
Contribution for the
definition of online
violence in the context
of a study with school EU KIDS ONLINE >>
children
Teresa Sofia Castro | University of Minho | Portugal
teresa.sofia.castro@gmail.com
António J. Osório | University of Minho | Portugal

2. + “Encountering risk does not necessarily result in an experience of
harm”
Cross-national comparison of risks and safety on the internet
Initial analysis from the EU Kids Online survey of European children
A suburban family is torn apart when fourteen-year-old Annie meets her first boyfriend
online. After months of communicating via online chat and phone, Annie discovers her
friend is not who he originally claimed to be. Shocked into disbelief, her parents are
shattered by their daughter's actions and struggle to support her as she comes to terms
with what has happened to her once innocent life.

3. + “Most teenagers use the internet at home in the privacy of their
own bedroom”
Risks and safety on the internet: The perspective of European children
Full findings and policy implications from the EU Kids Online survey of 9-16 year olds and their parents in 25 countries
No face-to-face interaction No one can hide
ICT skills
Unpredictable proportions
Identity management: anonymity vs. multiplicity
Deindividuation
Diversity of media
Absence of barriers: geography, time, language Inhumane

4. + “Among those children who ride a bicycle, a small percentage will
have an accident”
Risks and safety on the internet: The perspective of European children
Full findings and policy implications from the EU Kids Online survey of 9-16 year olds and their parents in 25 countries
hybrid and liquid universe of network
the border between opportunity and threat fades
new kind of violence
 Thus, these are some beginning questions of our starting research:
 What can we consider as online violence?
 What proportions can violence gain in the virtual world?
 What effects may have the disclosure of a compromising photo?
 How do children protect themselves from online harm?
 How to prepare parents, school and community for these challenges?

5. + “Welcome to social cruelty, 21 st century style”
in Willard, N. (2006) Flame Retardant: Cyberbullies torment their victims 24/7. Here’s how to stop the abuse, p.55.
First things first…
1) Extensive and detailed review on the state of the art around the concept of
online violence
• “lack of consistent terminology” (David-Ferdon & Hertz, 2009, para.24)
• “the variety of terms used” (David-Ferdon & Hertz, 2007, S2)
Internet aggression (Werner, Bumpus & Rock, 2010)
Electronic violence (David-Ferdon & Hertz, 2009)
Bullying online (Juvonen & Gross, 2008)
Online Harassment (Wolak, Mitchell, & Finkelhor, 2007, Juvonen & Gross, 2008)
Internet bullying (Williams & Guerra, 2007)
Online bullying (Wolak, Mitchell, & Finkelhor, 2007)
Electronic Bullying (Kowalski & Limber, 2007)
Online aggression (Kowalski & Limber, 2007)
Electronic aggression(David-Ferdon & Hertz, 2007)
Internet harassment (Ybarra, West & Leaf, 2007; Ybarra, Espelage & Mitchell, 2007; Ybarra, Mitchell, Wolak, Finkelhor, 2006)
Internet bullying and harassment (Worthen, 2007)

6. + “The distinction between aggression and violence, however, is a
subtle one”
in Kirsh, Steven J. (2006) Children, Adolescents and Media Violence: A critical look at the research, p.10.
2) Violence and Aggression (Kirsh, 2006)
Violence repeatedly kicking
the leg to the point of
it breaking
Aggression
Violence
kicking someone in
the leg once

7. + “While the Internet has certainly proved to be a valuable
tool, there is, indeed a dark side.”
in Willard, N. (2006) Flame Retardant: Cyberbullies torment their victims 24/7. Here’s how to stop the abuse, p.55.
3) types and instruments
• the types of inflicted online violence
• current instruments used for its practice

8. + LONDON – LSE
23.sept.2011
Contribution for the
definition of online
violence in the context
of a study with school EU KIDS ONLINE >>
children
Teresa Sofia Castro | University of Minho | Portugal
António J. Osório | University of Minho | Portugal
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
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