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Fourteen The role of parental mediation in explaining cross-national experiences of risk
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Abstract
This chapter examines the impact of different strategies of parental mediation (talking, setting rules and restrictions, using software) across 18 different countries. The results confirm the significance of parental mediation. In countries where parental-mediation strategies are weak or absent, children encounter high-risk experiences on the internet. As to the question of which strategies work best, the results show significant gradation in parental strategies used in high and non-high-risk countries, and the results of these different strategies are difficult to predict. In some countries, inter-personal mediation strategies – such as parents talking to their children and setting restrictions – have a greater effect. In other countries, the use of filtering software appears to be the strategy that may prevent children from being exposed to high online risk.
Abstract
This chapter examines the impact of different strategies of parental mediation (talking, setting rules and restrictions, using software) across 18 different countries. The results confirm the significance of parental mediation. In countries where parental-mediation strategies are weak or absent, children encounter high-risk experiences on the internet. As to the question of which strategies work best, the results show significant gradation in parental strategies used in high and non-high-risk countries, and the results of these different strategies are difficult to predict. In some countries, inter-personal mediation strategies – such as parents talking to their children and setting restrictions – have a greater effect. In other countries, the use of filtering software appears to be the strategy that may prevent children from being exposed to high online risk.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- Notes on contributors v
- Acknowledgements xvii
- Introduction 1
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Researching European children online
- What we know, what we do not know 19
- Research with children 31
- Opportunities and pitfalls of cross-national research 41
- Cultures of research and policy in Europe 55
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Going online: new opportunities?
- Opportunities and benefits online 71
- Adolescents and social network sites: identity, friendships and privacy 83
- Young people online: gender and age influences 95
- Digital divides 107
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Going online: new risks?
- Risky contacts 123
- Inappropriate content 135
- Problematic conduct: juvenile delinquency on the internet 147
- Children and the internet in the news: agency, voices and agendas 159
- The role of parental mediation in explaining cross-national experiences of risk 173
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Policy implications
- Maximising opportunities and minimising risks for children online 187
- Parental mediation 199
- Making use of ICT for learning in European schools 217
- Media literacy 229
- Conclusion 241
- List of country codes 253
- Children and parents online, by country 254
- The EU Kids Online network 257
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- Notes on contributors v
- Acknowledgements xvii
- Introduction 1
-
Researching European children online
- What we know, what we do not know 19
- Research with children 31
- Opportunities and pitfalls of cross-national research 41
- Cultures of research and policy in Europe 55
-
Going online: new opportunities?
- Opportunities and benefits online 71
- Adolescents and social network sites: identity, friendships and privacy 83
- Young people online: gender and age influences 95
- Digital divides 107
-
Going online: new risks?
- Risky contacts 123
- Inappropriate content 135
- Problematic conduct: juvenile delinquency on the internet 147
- Children and the internet in the news: agency, voices and agendas 159
- The role of parental mediation in explaining cross-national experiences of risk 173
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Policy implications
- Maximising opportunities and minimising risks for children online 187
- Parental mediation 199
- Making use of ICT for learning in European schools 217
- Media literacy 229
- Conclusion 241
- List of country codes 253
- Children and parents online, by country 254
- The EU Kids Online network 257
