THE VIRTUAL WORLD: ILLUSION OR SAFE HAVEN FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
This paper explores the experiences of children and adolescents regarding safety and violence in the virtual world, based on data collected through focus groups involving 110 participants aged 6 to 18. Participants describe their daily use of digital technologies, highlighting issues such as disregard for privacy, exposure to violent content, visit...
By Dajana Bašić, Elvir Ibeljić
VIRTUAL ROLE MODELS: POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE INFLUENCES ON THE IDENTITY FORMATION OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS?
This paper explores the types of role models that children and adolescents form in the digital world and their influence on identity development. Through focus groups involving 110 participants aged 6 to 18, the study analyzed the figures most commonly followed by the participants, including athletes, musicians, and influencers. Special attention w...
By Dajana Bašić, Elvir Ibeljić
PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS AS A PREDICTOR OF ACCIDENTS
Despite the lack of faith in the concept of accident proneness, there is a body of empirical work that links some personality traits with accident involvement. An early literature review by Keehn (1961) concluded that extraversion, possibly accompanied by neurosis, is associated with higher accident liability. Many studies that examine the re...
By Sanja Ilić, Elvir Ibeljić