Parents of neurodivergent young gamers in the United Kingdom felt generally confident about keeping their child safe online. A survey between September and October 2023 found that about two thirds of responding parents agreed that they knew how to keep their child safe when gaming online. About the same share of respondents also felt confident that their child knew how to stay safe when gaming online.
Confidence of keeping child safe when gaming online to parents of young neurodivergent gamers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of October 2023
Characteristic
NET agree
Neither agree or disagree
NET disagree
Don't know
I feel confident knowing how to keep my child safe when gaming online
66%
29%
4%
1%
I feel confident my child knows how to stay safe when gaming online
Young People survey. Base: all respondents UK n=369, US n=111
The survey was launched in the UK on the 7th September 2023 and in the US on the 15th September 2023 and closed on 15th October 2023.
According to the source, "an online survey of 12-17 year olds and their parents was promoted and distributed through UK and US charity partners and 480 surveys were completed; 77% (n=369) from the UK and 23% (n=111) from the US. Over half of parents who responded had one or more child/ren that had autism (56%, n=271), and half had one or more child/ren with ADHD (48%, n=231). Two-thirds of parents who had a child with autism (66%, n=317) said that their child had been given a formal diagnosis of autism, 13% (n=62) were in the process of getting a diagnosis and 13% (n=62) had a child with suspected autism but no formal diagnosis."
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Roblox, & Internet Matters. (March 27, 2024). Confidence of keeping child safe when gaming online to parents of young neurodivergent gamers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of October 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499402/uk-neurodivergent-teen-gamers-parents-online-gaming-safety-confidence/
Roblox, und Internet Matters. "Confidence of keeping child safe when gaming online to parents of young neurodivergent gamers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of October 2023." Chart. March 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499402/uk-neurodivergent-teen-gamers-parents-online-gaming-safety-confidence/
Roblox, Internet Matters. (2024). Confidence of keeping child safe when gaming online to parents of young neurodivergent gamers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of October 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499402/uk-neurodivergent-teen-gamers-parents-online-gaming-safety-confidence/
Roblox, and Internet Matters. "Confidence of Keeping Child Safe When Gaming Online to Parents of Young Neurodivergent Gamers in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of October 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499402/uk-neurodivergent-teen-gamers-parents-online-gaming-safety-confidence/
Roblox & Internet Matters, Confidence of keeping child safe when gaming online to parents of young neurodivergent gamers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of October 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499402/uk-neurodivergent-teen-gamers-parents-online-gaming-safety-confidence/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Confidence of keeping child safe when gaming online to parents of young neurodivergent gamers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of October 2023 [Graph], Roblox, & Internet Matters, March 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499402/uk-neurodivergent-teen-gamers-parents-online-gaming-safety-confidence/
