- Artikel
- 21 februari 2018
- Jeugd en Media
- Home(opent in nieuw tabblad) /
- Onderzoekspublicaties(opent in nieuw tabblad) /
- Guiding Young Children's Digital Media Use: SES-Differences in
Guiding Young Children’s Digital Media Use: SES-Differences in Mediation Concerns and Competence
Samenvatting
Previous research about parents’ mediation of their young children’s (digital) media use has predominantly focused on the different types, determinants, and effectiveness of parental mediation strategies. Although research on parents’ perceived mediation concerns and competences is scarce, it is known that, compared to mothers and high-educated parents, fathers and low-educated parents experience greater insecurity (i.e., higher concern and lower competence) when applying media mediation. Based on Bourdieu’s theory of social capital it may be expected that—in addition to educational level—marital status and family income predict parents’ perceived mediation concerns and competences: Family demographics may predict parents’ media proficiency and adoption of new media technologies and these media ecological factors may, in turn, affect perceived concerns and competences. To test this assumption, survey data were collected among 1029 parents of children between the ages of 1 to 9 years. We found that parents’ basic media proficiency was lower in low income, low educated, and single-parent families, whereas parents’ advanced media proficiency was only lower in low educated and single-parent families. As expected, parents’ ease of active co-use was positively associated with parents’ basic proficiency, ease of restrictive mediation by basic and advanced proficiency, and ease of imposing technical restrictions by advanced media proficiency. Parents’ perceived mediation concerns were, however, unrelated to parents’ media proficiency. Also, as expected, low educated parents were less inclined to adopt new media technologies. Adoption of new media was negatively related to perceived mediation concerns, yet did not predict parents’ perceived competence.
Gebruiksrecht:
NaamsvermeldingAuteurs van deze publicatie:
- Peter Nikken
- Suzanna J. Opree
Neem contact met ons op
Cookie instellingen
Windesheim maakt gebruik van functionele en analytische cookies om het gebruik van de website te optimaliseren. Daarnaast maken we gebruik van cookies voor marketingdoeleinden. Hiermee kunnen we je gedrag volgen op websites. Als je op 'accepteer alle cookies' klikt, geef je hiervoor toestemming. Klik op 'stel je persoonlijke voorkeuren in' om aan te geven welke cookies je accepteert. Lees ons cookiestatement voor meer informatie.