Kjartan Ólafsson
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View article: Vaccination behaviour of immigrants and native Icelanders during COVID-19
Vaccination behaviour of immigrants and native Icelanders during COVID-19 Open
Introduction: This article examines the COVID-19 vaccination behaviour of immigrants in Iceland by comparing it to the behaviour of native Icelanders. Little to no information has previously been available on this subject in Iceland. Howev…
View article: Workers’ Descriptive Representation in the United Socialist Party, 1938–1968
Workers’ Descriptive Representation in the United Socialist Party, 1938–1968 Open
Workers are significantly underrepresented in party politics, a reality that both reflects and perpetuates economic inequality. However, workers’ political representation and economic inequality vary across time and place. Using a unique d…
View article: Do parents ‘know best’ when it comes to their teenaged children’s experiences of sexual content online?
Do parents ‘know best’ when it comes to their teenaged children’s experiences of sexual content online? Open
In 2010, the EU Kids Online project, and aligned AU Kids Online study, interviewed one parent and one child (9–16) from 25,542 families across 26 countries. Information gathered included parents’ awareness of their child’s experiences of s…
View article: Digital play on children’s terms: A child rights approach to designing digital experiences
Digital play on children’s terms: A child rights approach to designing digital experiences Open
Children have the right to play (UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989), yet their opportunities to play on their own terms (free play) are under pressure, including online. Drawing on an analysis of the qualities of children’s fr…
View article: Time spent online and children’s self-reported life satisfaction in Norway: The socio-ecological perspective
Time spent online and children’s self-reported life satisfaction in Norway: The socio-ecological perspective Open
Despite public discourses highlighting the negative consequences of time spent online (TSO) for children’s well-being, Norwegian children (aged 9–16 years) use the Internet more than other European children and score higher on self-reporte…
View article: The Privacy Paradox by Proxy: Considering Predictors of Sharenting
The Privacy Paradox by Proxy: Considering Predictors of Sharenting Open
Despite being worried that children may compromise their privacy by disclosing too much personal data online, many parents paradoxically share pictures and information about their children themselves, a practice called sharenting. In this …
View article: EU Kids Online 2020 : technical report
EU Kids Online 2020 : technical report Open
This report describes in detail the methodology used for the EU Kids Online IV project (see the description of the four phases of the project in the next section). Within this project, a large-scale survey of children aged 9–17 from 19 Eur…
View article: EU Kids Online 2020: survey results from 19 countries
EU Kids Online 2020: survey results from 19 countries Open
EU Kids Online 2020: Survey results from 19 countries. This report maps the internet access, online
\npractices, skills, online risks and opportunities for children aged 9–16 in Europe. Teams of the EU Kids
\nOnline network collaborated …
View article: When do parents think their child is ready to use the internet independently
When do parents think their child is ready to use the internet independently Open
In all the recent discussion over social media data exploitation, licit or illicit, with or without consent, urging people to lock down privacy settings or even delete their profiles, the ‘user’ is constantly assumed to be an adult – respo…
View article: In the digital home, how do parents support their children and who supports them?
In the digital home, how do parents support their children and who supports them? Open
Digital media have become deeply integrated into family life, extending old ways of connecting and introducing new ones. Contrary to what panicky headlines might have us believe, rather than displacing established ways of interacting, play…
View article: Health status and functional profile at admission to nursing homes : A population based study over the years 2003-2014: comparison between people with and without diabetes
Health status and functional profile at admission to nursing homes : A population based study over the years 2003-2014: comparison between people with and without diabetes Open
Background & Aims. Prevalence of diabetes in adults has been increasing in the last decades. Diabetes increases demand for nursing homes admission which is expensive for public and private finances. The aims of the study were to examin…
View article: A complex web of factors influence children's commercial media literacy
A complex web of factors influence children's commercial media literacy Open
If they don’t know an ad from information, how can they grasp how companies use their personal data? ask Sonia Livingstone, Kjartan Ólafsson and George Maier
View article: Is big brother more at risk than little sister? The sibling factor in online risk and opportunity
Is big brother more at risk than little sister? The sibling factor in online risk and opportunity Open
This article uses data from the 25,142-child study EU Kids Online to investigate the impact of sibling status on a child’s experience of online risk and opportunities. In general, the effects associated with having a sibling appear to be c…
View article: Maximizing opportunities and minimizing risks for children online: the role of digital skills in emerging strategies of parental mediation
Maximizing opportunities and minimizing risks for children online: the role of digital skills in emerging strategies of parental mediation Open
As Internet use becomes widespread at home, parents are trying to maximize their children's online opportunities while also minimizing online risks. We surveyed parents of 6- to 14-year-olds in 8 European countries (N = 6,400). A factor an…
View article: Maximizing Opportunities and Minimizing Risks for Children Online: The Role of Digital Skills in Emerging Strategies of Parental Mediation
Maximizing Opportunities and Minimizing Risks for Children Online: The Role of Digital Skills in Emerging Strategies of Parental Mediation Open
As Internet use becomes widespread at home, parents are trying to maximize their children's online opportunities while also minimizing online risks. We surveyed parents of 6- to 14-year-olds in 8 European countries (N = 6,400). A factor an…
View article: Corrigendum
Corrigendum Open
This article refers to:Community participation and environment of children with and without autism spectrum disorder: parent perspectives
View article: Adopting and adapting a standardised modular survey
Adopting and adapting a standardised modular survey Open
Survey design involves a range of different decisions, many of which affect the accuracy of the results. This report discusses some of the key challenges of comparative survey research, and the different approaches to quality in comparativ…
View article: <scp>EU K</scp> ids <scp>O</scp> nline <scp>II D</scp> ataset: A cross‐national study of children's use of the Internet and its associated opportunities and risks
<span>EU K</span> ids <span>O</span> nline <span>II D</span> ataset: A cross‐national study of children's use of the Internet and its associated opportunities and risks Open
In the EU K ids O nline II project, data were collected from children and parents via in‐home face‐to‐face interviews in 25 European countries to examine children's Internet use, activities and skills, the risk of harm they encountered, pa…