- Author:
Stanisław Juszczyk
- E-mail:
juszczyk@us.edu.pl
- Institution:
University of Silesia Katowice, Poland
- Year of publication:
2004
- Source:
Show
- Pages:
93-110
- DOI Address:
https://doi.org/10.15804/tner.04.3.2.07
- PDF:
tner/200402/tner307.pdf
In the work a discussions focused on negative influences of the media on children and adolescents. The following domains of influence have been described: violence and its three effects: copycat violence, desensitization and catharsis; aggressive behaviour, sexual content, body image and self-esteem as well as physical health and school performance. The media change the system of humanistic values and attitudes of children and adolescents. In order to prevent the dangerous influence of the media parents and educators should advocate a safer media environment for children and adolescents through media literacy.
- Author:
Kamil Kopecký
- E-mail:
kamil.kopecky@upol.cz
- Institution:
Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Year of publication:
2012
- Source:
Show
- Pages:
39-48
- DOI Address:
https://doi.org/10.15804/tner.12.28.2.03
- PDF:
tner/201202/tner2803.pdf
The work addresses the issue of sexting among Czech preadolescents and adolescents. It monitors the prevalence of this phenomenon, focuses on the forms of sharing of these sexual materials on the Internet and describes children’s motivation for such sharing. It also focuses on the dangers of this phenomenon and the consequences of sexting implementation (damage of one’s reputation, cyber bullying, suicides, etc.). The paper is an outcome of an original survey which was carried out by the author in cooperation with other researchers from The Centre for the Prevention of High-risk Virtual Communication at the Faculty of Education at Palacký University in Olomouc. The survey was conducted in 2011 on a sample of 10,000 respondents aged 11–17.