Children’s and adolescents’ digital access in Chile: the role of digital access modalities in digital uses and skills

Cabello, Patricio; Claro, Magdalena; Rojas, Rodrigo Martín; Trucco, Daniela

doi:10.1080/17482798.2020.1744176

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“…However, in the case of the recreational use (RUIS), where the difference was statistically significant, this was a minor effect. That is, when the effect of any additional variable is not controlled for, boys and girls do not present a considerably different behavior in the different types of Internet use nor in the problematic use of the Internet, a finding consistent with other studies applied to comparable populations ( Cabello et al, 2020 ). Despite recent evidence that shows differences in intensity of use according to gender ( Twenge and Martin, 2020 ), it was found in the present work that these are not necessarily plain to see but are more clearly manifested when the effect is mediated or controlled by more variables ( Paez et al, 2020 ).…”

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confidence: 88%

“…The items of both scales were originally developed by the Global Kids Online project ( Livingstone and Haddon, 2009 ) and adapted to the Spanish language by Cabello and Claro ( Cabello et al, 2020 ) for their application in the local context.…”

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“…Although it is evident that there is more and more access to mobile devices, computers, and Internet connectivity, as a result of the technological development, the existence of a first- and second-generation digital divide is a global ongoing problem, especially in developing countries. For this reason, countries have found in the school system an effective way to reduce it through various programs of access to technology at schools or through the delivery of digital equipment to students ( Cabello and Claro, 2017 ; Cabello et al, 2020 ). In the case of Chile, the 1:1 modality was not massively adopted in its period of greatest popularity, in the mid-2000s, since the country opted to maintain technology for educational purposes in the institutional context of the school.…”

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Mediation of Problematic Use in the Relationship Between Types of Internet Use and Subjective Well-Being in Schoolchildren

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Subjective well-being is a broad category of phenomena that includes people’s emotional responses, domain satisfactions, and global judgments of life satisfaction. This research investigates how schoolchildren’s subjective well-being is affected by the different types of technology use, in personal contexts, and, concurrently, whether these effects are different when the use of technology is problematic. The central hypotheses are as follows: (1) the use of the Internet affects the subjective well-being of schoolchildren negatively only when this use is problematic and (2) the effect on subjective well-being is different according to the type of Internet use. To respond to the objectives of the research, a survey was applied to 15-year-old adolescents (2,579 cases), distributed in 330 public schools, beneficiaries of a government program for the delivery of personal computers and Internet for a year. The different uses of the Internet were measured using frequency scales by type of activity (social, recreational, and educational). Problematic use scale measured the perception of negative consequences of the intensity of Internet use on a daily basis. Subjective well-being was measured by the Personal Well-Being Index-School Children (PWI-SC). Subsequently, for analytical purposes, three simple mediation models were created, whose dependent variable was PWI-SC, while its independent variables were Internet use scales differentiated by purpose (social, recreational, and educational) and problematic use as a mediating variable, as well as attributes of the subjects and their social environment, which were incorporated as control variables. The main results show that only if Internet use is expressed as problematic does it negatively affect subjective well-being. On the contrary, when the use of the Internet is not problematic, the effect is positive and even greater than the simple effect (without mediation) between these two variables. This finding is relevant, since it allows us to provide evidence that suggests that, when studying the effect that the intensity of the Internet, firstly, one must consider the mediating effect exerted by the network’s problematic use and, secondly, that not all types of use have the same impact. Therefore, it is useful to enrich the discussion on subjective well-being and social integration of schoolchildren in the digital age.

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“…However, as these authors also stated, this cohort is still characterized by the use of highlevel technological equipment, as well as being permanently connected, multitasking, and technologically-speaking, precocious, and emancipated [27]. Minors' preference for mobile phones has become a consolidated fact over recent years, as the penetration and use of this device continually grows among children, both in Chile [28][29][30] and globally [31].…”

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“…Internet is mostly accessed from a mobile device (84.2%) [29], and 92% of children and adolescents in Chile have a smartphone [28]. Within the OECD range of amount of time connected to internet after school, Chilean children are connected the longest; while the OECD average is of 130 min per week, in Chile that figure reaches almost 200 min [33].…”

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The Relationship of Chilean Minors with Brands and Influencers on Social Networks

Fernández

Sádaba

2021

Sustainability

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This article presents the results of a study that sought to analyze the relationship between minors and brands on social media. The frequency with which minors search for or share information or subscribe to brand web pages was measured, as well as their following of influencers, who commonly refer to consumer goods. The main purpose of this article is to contribute to learning about the commercial environment that surrounds children in their routines on social media, particularly because of their growing influence in home purchasing decisions. The results, obtained from a survey applied in 501 homes in the Metropolitan Area of Santiago de Chile to minors between 10 and 14 years old, show that the respondents effectively interact with brands through social media. Although it is not a widespread practice among 10- to 12-year-olds, it is increasingly becoming present among 13- to 14-year-olds. Children seem most interested in sportswear, fashion, and technology brands, areas in which children have significant influence in family purchasing decision. Following influencers through social media is also a common activity among minors. In particular, the age groups here studied preferred to follow celebrities, particularly from the worlds of music, football, or YouTube, over specific brands.

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Transitional affordances: A longitudinal mixed‐method study on the context and effects of changing mode of online access

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Pavez,

Farías

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Policy & Internet

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As mobile‐only use has increased over the last decade, research has found that mode of online access (mobile‐only vs. mobile and computer use) is related to digital inequalities. Relying on the literature on affordances and digital inclusion, this study seeks to: (1) examine the effects of mode of access on the number of online activities, over time; and (2) understand how the context of transitioning between modes of access shape how people perceive technologies. We conducted a 3‐year mixed‐methods longitudinal study. First, we ran a two‐wave representative panel survey in Chile (N = 512). People who became hybrid users increased their activities, whereas those who became mobile‐only decreased them. Then, we interviewed a subsample of people who switched mode of access between waves (N = 22). We found that people's relation with devices and their choices evolve over time according to their shifting needs and contexts. These results point to users’ agency and the relevance of the concept of affordances. Thus, we propose the concept of transitional affordances to explain how users’ perceptions, experiences, and ability to compare between mode of access shape their relation, engagement, and perceived affordances of technologies.

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Children’s and adolescents’ digital access in Chile: the role of digital access modalities in digital uses and skills

Cited by 20 publications

References 40 publications

Mediation of Problematic Use in the Relationship Between Types of Internet Use and Subjective Well-Being in Schoolchildren

Mediation of Problematic Use in the Relationship Between Types of Internet Use and Subjective Well-Being in Schoolchildren

The Relationship of Chilean Minors with Brands and Influencers on Social Networks

Transitional affordances: A longitudinal mixed‐method study on the context and effects of changing mode of online access

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