The role of families in the use of media by children has traditionally been analyzed through different parental mediation strategies, and the most recent research pays attention to the impact of these practices on the generalization of digital media and, in particular of mobile devices and social media. With the aim of analyzing schoolchildren’s pe...
The problematic use of ICT and its effects on the academic performance of young people is an emerging problem. The following objectives were formulated: a) Analyze the association between study time and grades; b) Analyze the influence of technological stress on study time and grades and c) Analyze the time limitations of Internet access, the adult...
This study analyzes the presence of entertainment in the daily usage of mobile phones among Chilean children ages 10 to 14. Special attention is paid to children consumption of YouTube and video games and to the perception their parents have regarding the use of mobiles by their children. Use patterns of minors and how this mismatch parental percep...
Adolescents around the world are increasingly exposed to cyberhate. More knowledge is needed to understand how adolescents cope with cyberhate and how they can be supported when exposed. To this end, the present study investigated the associations between parental mediation of Internet use and adolescents’ problem-focused coping strategies for hypo...
Resumen El objetivo de esta investigación es conocer la percepción de los progenitores sobre el uso de Internet de sus hijos/as, así como sus prácticas de mediación para promover los beneficios y evitar los riesgos en la red. Se presenta un estudio descriptivo por encuesta a 186 progenitores cuyos hijos cursaban 3o. y 6o. curso de educación Primari...
El objetivo de esta investigación es conocer la percepción de los progenitores sobre el uso de Internet de sus hijos/as, así como sus prácticas de mediación para promover los beneficios y evitar los riesgos en la red. Se presenta un estudio descriptivo por encuesta a 186 progenitores cuyos hijos cursaban 3o. y 6o. curso de educación Primaria. La ma...
Family educational practices have changed as a result of a digitized society, especially the mediation strategies applied by parents re-garding the use and consumption of mobile devices at home. The quantitative research used as information collection instruments the EMBU-C and EU Kids online II questionnaires, applied to 180 school children in 5th...
The presence and variety of mobile devices in Spanish homes, regardless of the social and economic con-text, has been widespread for years. Several studies focus on parental mediation in children’s consumption of smart devices, however, there is a lack of scientific evidence about how the educational level and the professional profile of parents af...
The use of the Internet by children at an increasingly early age today constitutes a major challenge for families and schools, as well as affecting educational and social policy. This is a qualitative piece of research that analyzes parents’ beliefs, everyday practices and the difficulties they face in teaching their children the benefits and risks...
An important part of current research regarding online risks is aimed at analysing cyber aggression according to its frequency and type. By contrast, there is less scientific knowledge available on risk perception, the analysis of its components, and the measurement and impact on the behaviour of minors on the Internet. Therefore, the main objectiv...
