A Study of Current Situations, Problems and Related Factors of Internet Safety for Children
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The objectives of this research were 1) to study current situations, problems and their related factors, and 2) to identify the needs of children about how to stay safe online. The sample consisted of 6,694 children aged 8 to 12 from 27 provinces across the country that represent each region of Thailand. The data were collected by rating scale questionaries. Descriptive statistics and multiple regression were used for data analysis.
The results showed that most of the children had their own telephone or tablet that can connect to the internet. Their frequent internet activity is playing games at home after school. They downloaded images, games, movies, music and texts from the internet without being aware of copyright. The related factors to this problem were the advice of teachers and their friends. Moreover, the children wanted to learn how to be safe online from their parents at home and by searching information on the internet.
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