https://hdl.handle.net/10259/8494 2026-04-19T18:36:37Z 2026-04-19T18:36:37Z Esfandiari, Maryam Aşçı, Sinan Sanmartín Feijóo, Sandra Reynolds, Megan O’Toole, Carol McGarrigle, Jane Heaney, Darran Norman, James O'Higgins https://hdl.handle.net/10259/10867 2025-12-15T10:46:36Z 2025-03-01T00:00:00Z

Exploring How Young People Navigate the Evolving Online World in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Misinformation Esfandiari, Maryam; Aşçı, Sinan; Sanmartín Feijóo, Sandra; Reynolds, Megan; O’Toole, Carol; McGarrigle, Jane; Heaney, Darran; Norman, James O'Higgins The proliferation of advanced digital media technologies in recent years, such as artificial intelligence (AI), video-sharing platforms, and virtual and augmented reality, has transformed how children and young people connect, learn, and express themselves online.

2025-03-01T00:00:00Z Sanmartín Feijóo, Sandra Sargioti, Aikaterini Sciacca, Beatrice McGarrigle, Jane https://hdl.handle.net/10259/10866 2025-09-15T09:47:03Z 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z

Bystander Behaviour Online Among Young People in Ireland Sanmartín Feijóo, Sandra; Sargioti, Aikaterini; Sciacca, Beatrice; McGarrigle, Jane Research shows that cyberbullying is a significant issue encountered online by children in Ireland. Researchers and educators recognise the importance of the role of peer bystanders in bullying situations, but more research is needed in this regard within an Irish context. Moreover, there appears to be a general lack of literature on the role of bystanders in cyberbullying situations. Therefore, this research study commissioned by Webwise was conducted by DCU Anti-Bullying Centre and aims to explore online bystander behaviour among young people in Ireland. A sample consisting of 212 students aged 13 to 17 years completed an online survey including questions regarding participants use of the internet and digital devices and bystander behaviour. The key quantitative research finding evidenced that victimisation online is prevalent with 45.3% of participants reporting that they had witnessed cyberbullying over the last number of months. The most frequent mistreatment identified related to direct verbal abuse and occurs most often on social media. Similarly, it is mostly initiated and perpetuated by strangers or classmates of the target. Another important finding of note is that, albeit bystanders are, in general, aware of the protective mechanisms provided by social media such as the in-app reporting tool(s) or block button(s), they tend not to use them to help targets. However, the responses to the Behaviour during cyberbullying episodes scale developed by Pozzoli & Gini (2020) showed that cyberdefending targets was more common than any other role. Qualitative findings of participant responses showed that where bystanders take part in the abusive behaviour, they tend to either justify that the target was in some way deserving of the cyberbullying, that they were acting due to peer pressure, or that they perceived (cyber)bullying as normal behaviour. When asked about additional supports to assist bystanders to take responsibility, some participants felt that nothing can be done to suppress bullying, while others suggested technical improvements to be put in place or source alternative practical solutions outside of the online world such as digital etiquette training Finally, when asked what advice they would give to those who experience bullying, the majority of participants responded that they would report the issue in-app and tell a trusted adult while some participants reported that they would not deliver any advice. The findings of this research study should help inform educational programme and prevention/ intervention methodologies to reduce cyberbullying and its adverse effects.

2023-05-01T00:00:00Z Muelas Lobato, Roberto García Coll, Josep https://hdl.handle.net/10259/8495 2024-01-27T01:05:21Z 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z

La encrucijada entre la radicalización y la desradicalización: teorías, herramientas y aspectos aplicados Muelas Lobato, Roberto; García Coll, Josep La radicalización es una de las mayores problemáticas a nivel securitario y social. La lucha contra este fenómeno se ha llevado a cabo desde distintos enfoques, destacando el preventivo y el reactivo. No obstante, con la presentación por parte de la Comisión Europea de una revisión de la estrategia para combatir el extremismo violento y el reclutamiento en 2014, las políticas de intervención y desradicalización se han sumado a estas formas de lucha. Este cambio de prioridades se ha visto forzado por el número creciente de detenciones en los últimos años; el aumento del número de terroristas detenidos y los pocos pero impactantes casos de reincidencia han llevado a reforzar los modelos de intervención en su relación con la desvinculación y la desradicalización. Sin embargo, la literatura en castellano al respecto sigue prestando mayor atención a los procesos de radicalización y dejando de lado la desvinculación y la desradicalización. En consecuencia, esta obra pretende ofrecer una visión global de los procesos de radicalización y desradicalización mediante el análisis de las principales teorías que abordan ambos fenómenos, las herramientas para el diagnóstico y los aspectos aplicados en la prevención terciaria. Los capítulos que componen el libro dan a conocer los procesos de radicalización, las particularidades de este fenómeno en el contexto penitenciario y durante la libertad condicional, las herramientas destinadas a la evaluación del riesgo de radicalización, los procesos de desradicalización y desvinculación, los tipos de programas de salida e intervenciones y, finalmente, algunas claves sobre la gestión del personal y los recursos de formación existentes.

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