Esther Chiner|Marcos Gómez?Puerta|María Cristina Cardona Moltó
Internet use, risks and online behaviour: The view of internet users with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers
University of Alicante|University of Alicante|University of Alicante
accessible summary going online important learn meet people get information actions others harmful wanted find people intellectual disabilities spain go online problems using web asked 77 adults intellectual disabilities 68 caregivers answer questions people intellectual disabilities use web found people intellectual disabilities prefer smartphones go online listen music watch videos chat friends online also found sometimes problems receiving insults blocked abstract background internet offers opportunities people intellectual disabilities also involves risks aim study explore issues considering caregivers people intellectual disabilities perspectives materials methods descriptive crosssectional study conducted sample consisted 77 adults intellectual disabilities 68 caregivers spanish service provider organisation results compared previous research findings show increasing use electronic devices smartphones internet people intellectual disabilities online risks eg insulted threatened someone using personal information undesirable behaviours group eg insulting threatening flirting someone want also identified differences responses people intellectual disabilities caregivers found regard people intellectual disabilities online behaviour conclusions important design validate implement strategies promote risk management positive risktaking actions people intellectual disabilities