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Problematic Internet Use: Media Portrayal across Eight Countries

MARCZAK Magda, GJONESKA Biljana, BURKAUSKAS Julius, DASKALOU Vasiliki, FLORA Katerina, GAO Shang, LI Ying, LIAUGAUDAITE Vilma, MARKOVIKJ Marijana, ROELANDS Marc, SMRŽ Pavel and VAZ-REBELO Piedade. Problematic Internet Use: Media Portrayal across Eight Countries. Psihologija, vol. 53, no. 4, 2020, pp. 411-430. ISSN 0048-5705. Available from: http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0048-5705/2020/0048-57052000011M.pdf
Czech title
Problematické používání internetu: mediální zobrazení v osmi zemích
Type
journal article
Language
english
Authors
Marczak Magda (CU)
Gjoneska Biljana (MASA)
Burkauskas Julius (LUHS)
Daskalou Vasiliki (SALTO)
Flora Katerina (NUP-CY)
Gao Shang (ORU-SE)
Li Ying (ZUEL)
Liaugaudaite Vilma (LUHS)
Markovikj Marijana (UKIM)
Roelands Marc (TMU-AS)
Smrž Pavel, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (DCGM FIT BUT)
Vaz-Rebelo Piedade (UC)
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Keywords

Problematic Internet Use, media portrayal, content analysis, daily newspapers

Abstract

The informational age is marked by the Internet and the media as key factors, with complex mutual interactions. However, they are recognized to increasingly produce negative consequences, such as Problematic Internet Use (PIU) and its inadequate media portrayal. This study represents a comprehensive approach on the media portrayal of PIU via content analysis of national daily newspapers in eight countries from the Eurasian continent. The cross-sectional research included predefined intervals in 2014 and 2018. The search retrieved 212 articles with balanced distribution for designated periods, and predominant publishing in the largest countries. The results revealed that the articles with neutral narratives and national scopes are the most frequent, while the coverage on youth risks (like cyberbullying and excessive social media use) is predominant. This study is a pioneer attempt to give multinational and multi-layered portrayal on the stories that grab the media attention, dictate public interest and guide health policies

Published
2020
Pages
411-430
Journal
Psihologija, vol. 53, no. 4, ISSN 0048-5705
Publisher
Serbian Psychological Society
DOI
10.2298/PSI190801011M
UT WoS
000576761800006
EID Scopus
2-s2.0-85089267063
BibTeX 
@ARTICLE{FITPUB12377,
   author = "Magda Marczak and Biljana Gjoneska and Julius Burkauskas and Vasiliki Daskalou and Katerina Flora and Shang Gao and Ying Li and Vilma Liaugaudaite and Marijana Markovikj and Marc Roelands and Pavel Smr\v{z} and Piedade Vaz-Rebelo",
   title = "Problematic Internet Use: Media Portrayal across Eight Countries",
   pages = "411--430",
   journal = "Psihologija",
   volume = 53,
   number = 4,
   year = 2020,
   ISSN = "0048-5705",
   doi = "10.2298/PSI190801011M",
   language = "english",
   url = "https://www.fit.vut.cz/research/publication/12377"
}
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