What do parents know about children's risky online experiences?
The role of parental mediation strategies

J 2023

What do parents know about children's risky online experiences? The role of parental mediation strategies

GERŽIČÁKOVÁ, Michaela; Lenka DĚDKOVÁ a Vojtěch MÝLEK

Základní údaje

Originální název

What do parents know about children's risky online experiences? The role of parental mediation strategies

Autoři

GERŽIČÁKOVÁ, Michaela; Lenka DĚDKOVÁ a Vojtěch MÝLEK

Vydání

Computers in Human Behavior, Oxford, Elsevier, 2023, 0747-5632

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50800 5.8 Media and communications

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 9.000

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14230/23:00134033

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sociálních studií

Klíčová slova anglicky

Parental knowledge; Parental mediation; Parental support; Online risks

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 31. 3. 2023 15:11, Mgr. Blanka Farkašová

Anotace

V originále

Parental knowledge of children's whereabouts is an important aspect of parenting that is associated to positive outcomes (e.g., less problem behaviors). In the current digital world, knowledge of children's online activities gains importance. Yet, little is known about its accuracy and associations to parental mediation, i.e., parenting strategies specifically targeted at children's usage of digital technologies, and other parenting factors. This study investigated parents' objective knowledge (comparisons of children's and parents' reports) and perceived knowledge (parents' subjective feelings) of online risky activities in a sample of 2946 parent-child dyads (67.5% mothers, adolescents' age 11–16, 50.2% males) representative of Czech households with children. The level of parental knowledge varied across online activities. Parents were well informed about adolescents' less risky and more frequent activities, e.g., gaming, but often underestimated the occurrence of more risky and potentially more harmful experiences, e.g., cyberhate victimization. Parental support and active mediation were associated with higher perceived, and objective knowledge, whereas restrictive mediation and the child's demographics were not related to either. Technical mediation and monitoring were associated with higher perceived knowledge but technical mediation was connected with lower objective knowledge and monitoring had no relation to it, suggesting that these strategies can provide a false sense of security rather than keeping parents informed about children's online experiences. The results underscore the importance of a positive family environment and highlight the differences between perceived and objective parental knowledge.

Návaznosti

GX19-27828X, projekt VaV

Název: Pohled do budoucnosti: Porozumění vlivu technologií na “well-being” adolescentů (Akronym: FUTURE)

Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Modelling the future: Understanding the impact of technology on adolescent’s well-being

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Citovat

GERŽIČÁKOVÁ, Michaela; Lenka DĚDKOVÁ a Vojtěch MÝLEK. What do parents know about children's risky online experiences? The role of parental mediation strategies. Computers in Human Behavior. Oxford: Elsevier, 2023, roč. 141, April, s. 1-9. ISSN 0747-5632. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107626.

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GERŽIČÁKOVÁ, Michaela; Lenka DĚDKOVÁ a Vojtěch MÝLEK. What do parents know about children's risky online experiences? The role of parental mediation strategies. \textit{Computers in Human Behavior}. Oxford: Elsevier, 2023, roč.~141, April, s.~1-9. ISSN~0747-5632. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107626.

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