Research on Parenthood and the Internet: Themes and Trends
Vol.2,No.2(2008)
internet; parenthood; literature review
Kristian Daneback
Kristian Daneback, Ph.D. is the Professor of Social Work at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden and in the Faculty of Social Studies at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. His main field of research is sexuality and in particular internet sexuality, but he is also interested in other internet related phenomena such as parenthood and the internet, cyberbullying, and how the internet can be used to collect qualitative and quantitative data. Daneback has published his research in several well known international journals such as Archives of Sexual Behavior, Cyberpsychology, Behavior, & Social Networking, Journal of Sexual and Relationship Therapy, Journal of Bisexuality, and Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity. In addition, he is a reviewer for journals such as Journal of Sex Research, Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, Pediatrics, Sex Roles, and Sexual Reproduction & Health Care. Currently he serves as the Associated Editor of Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace and is a Board Member of the Open Journal of Communication and ISRN Family Medicine. Daneback is also a member of the International Academy of Sex Research and the Association of Internet Researchers.
Lars Plantin
Lars Plantin is a PhD and senior lecturer at the Faculty of Health and Society, Department for Social Work at the University of Malmö, Sweden. He leads the project “Parenthood and the Internet: New interfaces and information pathways to modern parenting” which is funded by the Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research. His main interest of research is the area of parenting, with a special focus on fatherhood. He has published in several international journals and worked with consultancy for WHO in issues on fatherhood.
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