A survey conducted in Ireland in 2020 asked children if they had experienced anything online that had upset or bothered them in some way in the past year. Overall, 21 percent of respondents in the 15 to 17 year age group said that they had had negative online experiences in the past year. Of eleven to twelve year old respondents, eight percent stated that they had been bothered or upset by something they had seen online. Examples of online content that made young users feel scared, upset or uncomfortable, were instances such as people being nasty to each other (24 percent) and bullying (22 percent).
Share of children in Ireland who have had negative online experiences as of October 2020, by age group
Original question: In the PAST YEAR, has anything EVER happened online that bothered or upset you in some way (e.g., made you feel upset, uncomfortable, scared or that you shouldn’t have seen it)?
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Government of Ireland. (November 15, 2021). Share of children in Ireland who have had negative online experiences as of October 2020, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281755/children-ireland-negative-online-experiences-by-age-group/
Government of Ireland. "Share of children in Ireland who have had negative online experiences as of October 2020, by age group." Chart. November 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281755/children-ireland-negative-online-experiences-by-age-group/
Government of Ireland. (2021). Share of children in Ireland who have had negative online experiences as of October 2020, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281755/children-ireland-negative-online-experiences-by-age-group/
Government of Ireland. "Share of Children in Ireland Who Have Had Negative Online Experiences as of October 2020, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281755/children-ireland-negative-online-experiences-by-age-group/
Government of Ireland, Share of children in Ireland who have had negative online experiences as of October 2020, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281755/children-ireland-negative-online-experiences-by-age-group/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Share of children in Ireland who have had negative online experiences as of October 2020, by age group [Graph], Government of Ireland, November 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281755/children-ireland-negative-online-experiences-by-age-group/
