ŠMAHELOVÁ, Martina, Dana JUHOVÁ, Ivo ČERMÁK and David ŠMAHEL. Mediation of young children’s digital technology use : The parents’ perspective. Cyberpsychology : Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2017, vol. 11, No 3, p. nestránkováno, 17 pp. ISSN 1802-7962. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CP2017-3-4.
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Original name Mediation of young children’s digital technology use : The parents’ perspective
Authors ŠMAHELOVÁ, Martina (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Dana JUHOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Ivo ČERMÁK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and David ŠMAHEL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
Edition Cyberpsychology : Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, Brno, Masarykova univerzita, 2017, 1802-7962.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 50802 Media and socio-cultural communication
Country of publisher Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
WWW Mediation of young children’s digital technology use: The parents’ perspective
Impact factor Impact factor: 1.400
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14230/17:00098268
Organization unit Faculty of Social Studies
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CP2017-3-4
UT WoS 000418018800004
Keywords in English Mediation strategies; online opportunities; online risks; thematic analysis; children
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Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
The present-day reality that young children use digital media has forced parents to balance the risks and opportunities of the content that their children may encounter online. Current studies have mostly been quantitative. They have mainly focused on children aged 9 and older, and have addressed the types of mediation that parents use. However, they have not considered their relation to specific risks and opportunities. In the present study, we have sought to address this discrepancy and to understand the mediation strategies that parents use to shape the online experiences of their children. We focused on the factors that play a role in these mediations of specific risks and opportunities. In-depth semi-structured interviews with the parents of children aged 7–8 and their siblings in the Czech Republic (N=10 families) were conducted in 2014. A thematic analysis identified three main themes: (1) Mediation strategies of technology usage in relation to the mediation of online opportunities and online risks; (2) Time and place management of mediation strategies; and (3) The child as a co-creator of mediation strategies. Our results indicated that parental mediation is a dynamic process that is co-constructed by the parents and children according to context.
Links
MUNI/A/1274/2016, interní kód MUName: Využívání digitálních technologií v kontextu: setkávání s neznámými lidmi, poruch příjmu potravy a podpory behaviorálního zdraví (Acronym: EUGASO)
Investor: Masaryk University, Category A
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