Citation

Cummings CA, Cleghorn LL. J. Child. Media 2022; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/17482798.2022.2072921

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study explored adolescents' vulnerability and resilience to online risks in Trinidad and Tobago. Using nine focus groups consisting of fifty-one high school students, semi structured interviews were conducted to explore their experiences online and the strategies used to ensure their safety. The results indicate that adolescents experienced certain types of online risks and engaged in strategies and actions which they believe allowed them to securely navigate the internet and social networking platforms. Although they acknowledged that there exists a multiplicity of online risks, experiences of these risks were subject to their own behaviours. While adolescents did not recall how they learned their risk management strategies, such was demonstrative of their resilience and agency.

Language: en

Keywords

Adolescents; mitigation of risks; online risks