ySKILLS three-wave survey

This dataset provides longitudinal survey data from an European project ySKILLS centered on the role of digital skills in youth's development. It contains survey data from 10,821 children from grades 6-10 (in Wave 1) in six European countries: Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Portugal. The data have been collected in three waves between Spring 2021 and Spring 2023, the children were recruited through schools where the data collection also took place. An exception were online data collections due to restrictions caused by COVID-19. The dataset is novel in its multidimensional approach to the construct of digital skills and digital literacy. It provides insight into the development of digital skills in youth and the role of digital skills in youth’s positive and negative online experiences and wellbeing. It also contains data allowing analysis of the role of digital skills in class networks. The data are beneficial for researchers interested in examination of youth’s online skills, online experiences, and wellbeing from a longitudinal perspective.

本数据集源于欧洲ySKILLS项目，该项目旨在探究数字技能在青少年发展中的作用。数据集涵盖了10,821名6至10年级（第一波次）儿童在六个欧洲国家（爱沙尼亚、芬兰、德国、意大利、波兰和葡萄牙）的纵向调查数据。数据收集跨越了2021年春季至2023年春季的三个波次，儿童通过所在学校参与数据收集，COVID-19疫情导致的限制使得在线数据收集成为例外。该数据集在数字技能和数字素养的多维度构建方法上具有创新性，揭示了青少年数字技能的发展情况，以及数字技能在青少年积极与消极的在线体验及福祉中的角色。此外，数据集还包含了分析数字技能在班级网络中作用的数据。对于致力于从纵向视角研究青少年在线技能、在线体验和福祉的研究者而言，这些数据极具价值。