The Exposure of Polish Adolescents to Risky Online Content. Results of a European Longitudinal Study
The Exposure of Polish Adolescents to Risky Online Content. Results of a European Longitudinal Study

Summary/Abstract: One aspect of children and adolescents being in a digital space involves exposure to potentially dangerous behaviours. This paper contributes to the discussion on the exposure to such behaviours of Polish adolescents aged 12-19 in comparison to their peers in 5 other European countries. Based on the collected data (quantitative longitudinal study, using a questionnaire, conducted for ySkills project, Horizon 2020, data collected from three waves in Poland: N=1935; N=1216; N=687), it has been found as follows: 1) Polish adolescents are at high risk of exposure to cyberhate, harmful content, sexting and sexual content; 2) Polish adolescents' exposure to cyberhate and harmful content is higher than of their European peers; 3) Non-binary individuals are more likely to receive sexual messages online than boys and girls; 4) Family support is associated with lower exposure to risky content and less frequent wrong health decisions online.

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