Digital Media

 Prompted by the Erasmus+ topic about social media, we have interviewed our
parents in order to find out the amount of time they spend on social media and the
reasons that incited them to create their accounts in the first place. In addition, we
will go over the effects that social media have on their mental wellbeing.
How many digital media accounts do our parents have?

1 2 3 4 5 6 More than 6
 What do our parents use digital media for?
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Keeping in touch Event planning News Dating To meet new To browse/ time Information Tutoring Entertainment
with friends and friends wast
family

Never Rarely Sometimes Often Always

How much time do our parents spend on social media per day?

Less than 30 minutes 30-60 minutes 1-2 hours 3-4 hours 5-6 hours More than 6 hours
 Do our parents feel like they are spending too much time on digital media?

Yes, I'm constantly checking messages, status updates, posts,pictures, etc I use it moderately and check it every once and a while
I rarely check social media I don't have any social media
 What are the main risks when using digital media according to our parents?

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Cyberbullying Invasion of Identity theft Negative effect on Phishing Being exposed to Exposure to too False news
privacy mental health inappropriate or much advertising
upsetting content and marketing
What measures do our parents take to protect themselves and their children from risks on the Internet?

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Time limits Block access to Monitor on Avoid publishing Being very Be cautious and Not to get in Not to open
around the use of inappropriate child's use of personal careful about responsible when contact with emails from
digital media information digital media information what images and using digital strangers unknown senders
messages are media
posted and to
whom
How much personal information do our parents share on social media?

Everything I share a lot Some things, but most is hidden from public
I share very little information I don't share any information
Do our parents take any measures to verify the news they consume?

Yes Sometimes No
To what extent do our parents think digital media has an impact on their overall wellbeing?

Positive impact No impact Negative impact Both positive and negative

Do our parents think that digital media improves their relationships?

Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree
 Do our parents think that digital media will have more positive impact on people’s lives in 50 years?

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Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree