Parental mediation in the age of mobile technology

This paper explores the impacts of adolescents' screen time, learning outcomes and parental performance in relation to different mediation strategies. These issues are addressed through the analysis of a representative survey carried out with 1000 families in Hungary in 2017. Within this resear...

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Published in:Children & society Vol. 37; no. 2; pp. 424 - 451
Main Authors: Nagy, Beáta, Kutrovátz, Kitti, Király, Gábor, Rakovics, Márton
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2023
Subjects:
Adolescents
adolescents' use of technology
age differences
gender differences
Learning
learning outcome
Learning outcomes
Mediation
parental mediation
parenting/parental performance
Parents & parenting
Perceptions
Permission
Screen time
Technology
ISSN:0951-0605, 1099-0860
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Summary:This paper explores the impacts of adolescents' screen time, learning outcomes and parental performance in relation to different mediation strategies. These issues are addressed through the analysis of a representative survey carried out with 1000 families in Hungary in 2017. Within this research, 12–16‐year‐old teenagers and their parents were asked about their experiences and perceptions of mediation. Four main parental strategies can be identified: balancing mediation, restriction, permission and ad hoc mediation. The significance of parental performance in the analyses indicates that parental mediation forms part of the contemporary parenting skillset and correlates with perceptions of children's screen time and subjective quality of parenting.
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The research was supported by the Hungarian National Research Development and Innovation Office. Grant number: K120086, ‘Race against time.’ Principal investigator: Beáta Nagy.
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ISSN:0951-0605
1099-0860
DOI:10.1111/chso.12599