Publication: Investigating online harassment and offline violence among young people in Thailand: methodological approaches, lessons learned
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2014-10-01
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14645351
13691058
13691058
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Mahidol University
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Culture, Health and Sexuality. Vol.16, No.9 (2014), 1097-1112
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Timo T. Ojanen, Pimpawun Boonmongkon, Ronnapoom Samakkeekarom, Nattharat Samoh, Mudjalin Cholratana, Anusorn Payakkakom, Thomas E. Guadamuz Investigating online harassment and offline violence among young people in Thailand: methodological approaches, lessons learned. Culture, Health and Sexuality. Vol.16, No.9 (2014), 1097-1112. doi:10.1080/13691058.2014.931464 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/34180
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Investigating online harassment and offline violence among young people in Thailand: methodological approaches, lessons learned
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© 2014 Taylor & Francis. Violence in the physical (offline) world is a well-documented health and social issue among young people worldwide. In Southeast Asia, online harassment (defined as intentional behaviours to harm others through the Internet or through mobile devices) is less well documented. In this paper, we describe and critically discuss the mixed-methods data collection approach we used to build a contextualised understanding of offline violence and online harassment among 15- to 24-year-old students and out-of-school youth in Central Thailand. We mapped linkages between offline violence and online harassment, and with their possible correlates including gender, sexuality, and mobile media or Internet use. Data collection methods included in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and a custom-built, self-administered computerised survey. Using mixed methods enabled us to collect holistic qualitative/quantitative data from both students and out-of-school youth. In our discussion, we focus on gender, sexuality, class and ethnicity issues in recruiting out-of-school youth; definition and measurement issues; technical issues in using a computerised survey; ethical issues surrounding data collection from minors as well as privacy and confidentiality concerns in collecting data in both in-school and out-of-school settings; and the general implications of using mixed methods.