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Impact Of Covid 19 At Online Behaviours Of Croatian Adolescents: Research Of Internet Habits And Cyberbullying

The Internet activities of adolescents came into focus given the increased use of intent during the COVID 19 epidemic. Adolescents realize their informational, social, emotional and other needs through digital tools and online communication become normative standard of their generation. Although some research confirms the positive impact of online communication and social networks on various aspects of their lives, the online environment is a setting for problematic Internet use, including cyberbullying. Institute of Public Health of Split-Dalmatia County conducted a quantitative online survey of internet habits and problematic internet use in 2 waves 2017 (N=822) and 2020 (N=424) with adolescents from 12-18. Research followed ethical standards of research with children. A questionnaire of sociodemographic characteristics of the child and parental supervision during internet use were constructed. A questionnaire on children's online activities based on LaRose and Tsai and standardized instrument- ECIPQ to measure the cyberbullying were used. Categories of cyberbullying perpetration and vicitimization and their comparation on the first and second research wave during the actual pandemic. The results of the research are important for understanding the impact of the covid 19 pandemic on the problematic use of the Internet, especially cyberbullying. Research will provide insight of the protection potential of parental control in children's participation in cyberbullying.

cyberbullying, COVID 19, parental behaviours, child online activities

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