Internet use and online safety in adults with Williams syndrome.
Background Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) increasingly have access to the Internet. Whilst Internet access increases opportunities for social connection for individuals with IDD, it also may increase risk of victimisation. Adults with Williams syndrome (WS), who d...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Intellectual Disability Research Vol. 60; no. 10; pp. 1020 - 1031 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Oct2016
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=118114876&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 118114876 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 09642633 EUL jtl: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research issn: 09642633 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Oct2016 vid: 60 iid: 10 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 118114876 118114876 118114876 10.1111/jir.12281 118114876 ppf: 1020 ppct: 11 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Internet use and online safety in adults with Williams syndrome. aug: au: Lough, E. Fisher, M. H. affil: Department of Psychology, Durham University, UK sug: subj: Williams Syndrome Psychosocial Factors Social Networking Internet Utilization Social Media Utilization Safety Vulnerability Questionnaires Intelligence Tests Human Female Male Adult Middle Age Aged Outpatients Academic Medical Centers Michigan Michigan Descriptive Statistics Data Analysis Software P-Value Coefficient alpha Paired T-Tests Risk Taking Behavior Task Performance and Analysis Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Aged: 65+ years Female Male ab: Background Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) increasingly have access to the Internet. Whilst Internet access increases opportunities for social connection for individuals with IDD, it also may increase risk of victimisation. Adults with Williams syndrome (WS), who display an extreme pro-social drive to engage with both familiar and unfamiliar people, might be especially vulnerable to online victimisation. This study first explores how often and why individuals with WS use the Internet and social networking sites. Next, the online vulnerability of individuals with WS is assessed through responses to hypothetical scenarios of potentially dangerous online interactions. Method Twenty-eight young adults with WS (mean age = 27.7 years) and their parents completed questionnaires about their Internet and social networking use and parental oversight. Participants with WS then responded to hypothetical scenarios assessing their likelihood to take social and non-social risks online. Results Most participants with WS frequently use the Internet and the majority visit social networking sites every day or almost every day, with little parental supervision or oversight. Individuals with WS interact with both known and unknown individuals through social networking sites. Participants are more likely to agree to engage in socially risky behaviours compared to risky behaviours that are not social in nature when online. For example, participants were more likely to agree to meet an 'online friend' in person than they were to give their bank account information for winning a 'contest'. Conclusions Individuals with WS, who are a socially vulnerable group in the real world, display behaviours that could also lead to victimisation online as well. As the Internet continues to become more accessible, more research is needed to increase online safety of individuals with WS and other IDDs. Implications for intervention and future research are discussed. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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