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Young Canadians in a Wireless World, Phase IV: Relationships and technology: Sexting
Young Canadians in a Wireless World (YCWW) is Canada’s longest running and most comprehensive research study on young people’s attitudes, behaviours and opinions regarding the internet, technology and digital media. The study is currently in its fourth phase and this fifth report – Relationships and technology: Sexting – is the second of two reports focusing on relationships and technology. We share findings related to sending, receiving, and forwarding sexts and highlight what the YCWW Phase IV survey data tells us about young Canadians’ motivations and attitudes for engaging in sexting. We also speak to the role of trust and support in sexting behaviours among youth, focusing specifically on the impact of adult involvement and supervision and the desire for further educational support on this topic. Finally, we share resources that are currently available on the MediaSmarts website regarding sexting and highlight current research in the field that expands upon what we offer in this report.
Within the Phase IV YCWW survey, questions related to sexting were only available to participants in grades 7 to 11 (n=659). Overall, the sample size for youth who indicated they engaged in sexting was very small; in most cases, n=110 or less.
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Young Canadians in a Wireless World, Phase IV: Encountering Harmful and Discomforting Content Online
Young Canadians in a Wireless World (YCWW) is Canada’s longest-running and most comprehensive research study on young people’s attitudes, behaviours and opinions regarding the internet, technology and digital media. The study is currently in its fourth phase and this second report – Encountering Harmful and Discomforting Content Online – highlights findings related to how often youth come across harmful and discomforting content, including racist and sexist content and pornography, in which online spaces they most often see it, and how they tend to respond to it.
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Young Canadians in a Wireless World, Phase IV: Life Online
Young Canadians in a Wireless World (YCWW) is Canada’s longest-running and most comprehensive research study on young people’s attitudes, behaviours and opinions regarding the internet, technology and digital media. The study is currently in its fourth phase, and Life Online is the first in a series of reports that summarize the findings from the survey. This first report – Life Online – provides a glimpse into the online lives of young Canadians and highlights findings related to device use, online activities, screen time, technology in the classroom, household rules, and how young people feel about unplugging and going offline occasionally.
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Young Canadians in a Wireless World, Phase IV: Talking to Youth and Parents about Online Resiliency
MediaSmarts conducted focus groups with youth ages 11 to 17 and their parents to better understand what is working for young people online and what needs to be changed or improved so that young people get the most out of their online experiences and their interactions with digital technology – both at home and in the classroom. Through these conversations we discovered that youth are deeply aware of the pitfalls and benefits of digital technology. This research calls attention to how we might help youth across Canada be more resilient online – with more balance, trust, and support – and forms the foundation for a national survey of students to take place in 2020.![](/themes/mediasmarts_2021/img/lg/publication_report.png)
Canada's Children In A Wired World: The Parents' View
The Media Awareness Network's first survey, Canada's Children In A Wired World: The Parents' View, was conducted by Environics Research Group in March 2000. It was funded by Industry Canada, in partnership with Health Canada and Human Resources Development Canada.
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Young Canadians In A Wired World: Phase I The Students' View
In early 2001, the Media Awareness Network conducted a nationwide survey of nearly 6000 Canadian students - the first survey of its kind. Young Canadians In A Wired World: The Students' View was an investigation of Internet use among Canadian youth, exploring what they do online, how they perceive the Internet and what they know about it.
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Young Canadians In A Wired World: Phase I Parent and Youth Focus Groups
A summary of the report on the Summer 2000 focus group sessions conducted by Environics Research Group for the Media Awareness Network (MNet). The sessions, funded by the Government of Canada, focused on how kids use the Internet, as well as on how parents view their children’s Internet use.
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Connected to Learn: Teachers’ Experiences with Networked Technologies in the Classroom
To help understand how networked technologies are impacting teachers and their teaching practices, in 2015 MediaSmarts partnered with the Canadian Teachers’ Federation to survey 4,043 K-12 teachers and school administrators who were teaching in classroom settings across the country. The survey explored the extent to which networked technologies are available in the classroom, the ways teachers are using networked technologies to support learning, the knowledge and skills teachers have developed to make the most of networked technologies as learning tools and creative uses of networked technologies for learning activities.
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Young Canadians in a Wired World, Phase III: Trends and Recommendations
This is the final report in a series of nine from the Young Canadian in a Wired World: Phase III study. The Trends and Recommendations report brings together the findings from interviews with children, teens, parents and teachers and a national survey of students in grades 4 to 11, which took place between 2012 and 2013. It offers recommendations for parents, teachers and policy makers to support young people in meeting the challenges of growing up in the digital age. It also includes an analysis of students’ top 50 favourite websites and profiles of students’ online activities organized by grade.