Better Internet for Kids

The JIM (Youth, Information, Media) study series is organised by the Media Education Research Association Southwest (mpfs), a cooperation of the State Institute for Communications in Baden-Württemberg (LFK) and the Media Authority Rhineland-Palatinate,  annually since 1998 in cooperation with Südwestrundfunk (SWR). The report investigates the repertoire of media available to young people, including their access to and use of computers/laptops, televisions, smartphones, game consoles and streaming services. In addition to evaluating the devices used and the time of use for each, the study analyses how young people use their time on digital media, including use for leisure activities, such as reading and listening to music.

According to the 2023 JIM report, one in three girls and one in four boys experienced sexual harassment online in 2023. 23 per cent were unintentionally confronted with pornographic content in the month before the survey. In addition, 14 per cent of young people stated that they themselves had been subjected to hostility or insults on the Internet within the last month.

(Source: Report)

The JIM (Youth, Information, Media) study is an annual investigation of the media behaviour of a representative sample of young people in Germany. For the 2023 edition, 1,200 young people aged between 12 and 19 were interviewed via telephone (70%) or an online questionnaire (30%).

Germany

Feierabend, S., Rathgeb, T., Kheredmand, H., & Glöckler, S. (2023). JIM-Studie 2023: Basisuntersuchung zum Medienumgang 12- bis 19-Jähriger. Medienpädagogischer Forschungsverbund Südwest. https://www.mpfs.de/studien/jim-studie/2023/