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Protecting Youths' Wellbeing Online: Studying the Associations between Opportunities, Risks, and Resilience
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Abstract As youths engage in different activities on the Internet, it is inevitable that they are exposed to risky online contents that might bother or upset them. Previous research has shown that online resilience, or the ability to effectively cope with online risks and to deal with their negative conseque... view more
As youths engage in different activities on the Internet, it is inevitable that they are exposed to risky online contents that might bother or upset them. Previous research has shown that online resilience, or the ability to effectively cope with online risks and to deal with their negative consequences, protects youths against these feelings of harm that sometimes emerge after a risk experience. However, knowledge about the role of resilience in protecting youths' overall wellbeing seems rather limited. The current study analyzes new EU Kids Online data using structural equation modeling to fill this gap. The findings corroborate earlier findings that the more opportunities youths take up online, the more they are exposed to risky content. These risk encounters are negatively associated with wellbeing. Online resilience moderates this association and protects youths’ overall wellbeing from being harmed by online risk exposure. Implications for further research and practice are discussed. Supplementary File, s. https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/downloadSuppFile/2774/975... view less
Keywords
digital media; online media; Internet; risk; adolescent; well-being
Classification
Interactive, electronic Media
Impact Research, Recipient Research
Free Keywords
EU Kids Online (2018); online opportunities; online resilience
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 175-184
Journal
Media and Communication, 8 (2020) 2
Issue topic
Youth Digital Participation: Opportunities, Challenges, Contexts, and What's at Stake
ISSN
2183-2439
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed