Abstract:

The study focuses on the importance of parental control and cyberbullying as forms of online risk behaviour. It provides an overview of international research focused on parental control and cyberbullying. The research aimed to find out whether exposure to online risk behaviour correlates with parental control with regard to age and gender. It was conducted on a sample of 248 respondents aged 10 to 15. The results show that regular parental control helps adolescents to use the Internet safely. It was also confirmed that, compared to girls, parents do not communicate with boys about possible online threats at all or only a few times a year. Statistically significant was the finding that girls are victims of cyberbullying to a lesser extent than boys. At the same time, parents are more likely to communicate with girls about online threats, check their activities and time spent online more often. The opposite phenomenon is observed in boys, with the result that they are more often victims of cyberbullying. It has been noted that the willingness to seek help decreases with rising age, and girls seek help more frequently than boys.

Keywords:

Online risk behaviour, parental control, cyberbullying, adolescent.