Opt-Out Parental Consent in Online Surveys: Ethical Considerations.

This article aims to foster discussion and debate around seeking parental consent from young people recruited online. The growth of social media, particularly for young people, has led to increased interest in young people's online activities as both a research topic and recruitment setting. In a health-related study, which sought to recruit young people aged 13 to 18 years old from YouTuber fan communities to an online survey, the question arose of how parental consent could be sought from young people below 16 when no link existed between researcher and parents/guardians. A practical strategy is proposed which combines novel communication methods for participant information, opt-out online consent and age verification to address this issue. Strengths and limitations of these approaches are discussed

Children and young people’s ICT experiences in school education: Participatory research design to engage children and young people as experts in research

Labusch A, Eickelmann B, Casamassima G, et al. Children and young people’s ICT experiences in school education: Participatory research design to engage children and young people as experts in research. In: Holmarsdottir HB, Seland I, Hyggen C, Roth M, eds. Understanding the everyday digital lives of children and young people. Palgrave; In Press

Children and young people’s narratives and perceptions of ICT in education in selected European countries complemented by perspectives of teachers and further relevant stakeholders in the educational context

Seland I, Aldrich R, Ayllón S, et al. Children and young people’s narratives and perceptions of ICT in education in selected European countries complemented by perspectives of teachers and further relevant stakeholders in the educational context.; 2022

An Introduction to Internet-Based Data and Its Relevance to Forensic Mental Health Assessment

This opening chapter first discusses the prevalence and current state of Internet use in our society with a focus on social media, including data on who is more inclined to use social media and a brief review of extant literature on the relationship between social media and personality. Also reviewed is the use of social media by legal and mental health professionals more broadly. Branching from these disciplines, we then outline the relevance of Internet-based data to forensic mental health assessment and argue for the need to consider the unique aspects associated with the integration of Internet-based data sources in this context. We highlight existing legal and professional standards that have applicability to collateral information obtained from the Internet and introduce newly proposed guidelines specific to this data modality. The chapter ends with an overview of the content and structure of the remaining chapters