DCU Anti Bullying Survey
Email received from National Parents Council.
Dear Parent/Guardian,
The National Parents Council are encouraging young people aged 11-19 years old with your consent and help to participate in an important new study by our Irish Safer Internet Centre Partner; Webwise (the Irish Internet Safety Awareness Centre) in partnership with DCU Anti-Bullying Centre relating to young people’s use of internet and smartphones.
The study explores young people’s smartphone and Internet use, as well as things they may do online. Webwise and DCU are conducting this study to understand the online behaviour of children and young people in Ireland as part of Safer Internet Day 2024.
We would be grateful for your support and assistance in taking part in the study. The survey should only take 30 minutes for students to complete. The study will ask students several questions on various topics that will help researchers understand their online behaviour but no identifiable data, like their name, email address, media profiles or anything like that. Therefore, the surveys will be fully anonymous. This also means that it will not be possible to remove students data after they submit the survey, as it will not be possible to identify it.
The study explores questions on their smartphone usage, Internet access, cyberbullying and online safety. Students will not have to answer any question they do not wish to answer and will be able to withdraw from the survey at any moment. If the student wishes, parents can be present while their child completes the survey to help them complete it. You can preview the survey in the attached document.
To help understand the ever-changing opportunities and risks of the online world we need up to date research and data. The data gathering by this study will help inform the work of Webwise and DCU Anti-Bullying Centre including the development of up-to-date training, resources and supports for educators, young people and families. We would be very grateful for your support in encouraging parents and students to participate in this study.
To participate in the study please complete the parental consent form here: https://dcueducation.fra1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2mbWmhRoVOaNeS2.
Once you have completed the consent form, you will receive the survey link that your child can complete. If for any reason you lose the link or encounter difficulties accessing the survey, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are committed to ensuring that your child can participate in this important survey and will promptly assist you in regaining access to the survey link.
If you have any questions on the study please contact: Dr. Sinan Aşçı, Research Fellow DCU Anti-bullying Centre: sinan.asci@dcu.ie.
About us
Our names are Dr. Sinan Aşçı, Prof. James O’Higgins Norman, Dr. Sandra Sanmartín Feijóo, Darran Heaney, Dr. Carol O'Toole, Dr. Maryam Esfandiari, Dr. Megan Reynolds, Dr. Catherine Baker, and Beatrice Sciacca, and we work in the DCU Anti-Bullying Centre and collaborate with Jane McGarrigle from Webwise in the present study.
Kind Regards,
National Parents Council