Mediation of young children’s digital technology use : The
parents’ perspective

J 2017

Mediation of young children’s digital technology use : The parents’ perspective

ŠMAHELOVÁ, Martina, Dana JUHOVÁ, Ivo ČERMÁK and David ŠMAHEL

Basic information

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

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50802 Media and socio-cultural communication

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

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

Abstract

V originále

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 MU

Name: Využívání digitálních technologií v kontextu: setkávání s neznámými lidmi, poruch příjmu potravy a podpory behaviorálního zdraví (Acronym: EUGASO)

Investor: Masaryk University, Category A

Citovat

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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ŠMAHELOVÁ, Martina, Dana JUHOVÁ, Ivo ČERMÁK and David ŠMAHEL. Mediation of young children’s digital technology use : The parents’ perspective. \textit{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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