Chinese children’s perspectives of long-distance familyhood via WeChat

Han, Xiaoying

doi:10.1080/17482798.2024.2308096

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“…On the other hand, use of video chat technologies may facilitate the involvement of children who face other barriers to research participation (such as geographic distance or transportation difficulties). For example, Han (2024) used video interviews to document how Chinese left-behind children use WeChat to sustain long-distance family relationships. Some young people may prefer a Zoom interview to a face-to-face one as they feel comfortable in their own home and even like keeping the camera off ( Pothong and Livingstone, 2022 ).…”

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Advancing the understanding of children’s digital engagement: responsive methodologies and ethical considerations in psychological research

Kucirkova,

Livingstone,

Radesky

2024

Front. Psychol.

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Children’s perspectives and experiences with digital media (digital engagement for short) are becoming difficult to observe and measure in today’s highly multi-faceted, personalized and dynamic media ecosystem. In response, psychologists are developing a host of innovative methods. These may be broadly divided into those which prioritize children’s active participation in research and those which develop techniques for passive observation. This article presents a state-of-the-art review of emerging methodologies to highlight the ethical issues that arise, by drawing on the Belmont principles for ethical research. We identify strengths and weaknesses of both participatory and non-participatory methods and recommend ways for future research to harness the potential of child-centered, responsive, and ethical methods.

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Section: Participatory Methodsmentioning

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Advancing the understanding of children’s digital engagement: responsive methodologies and ethical considerations in psychological research

Kucirkova,

Livingstone,

Radesky

2024

Front. Psychol.

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Being family via WeChat: Children's interpretation of long‐distance family relationships

Han

2024

Children & Society

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This study explores how left‐behind children in rural China maintain long‐distance family relationships through WeChat, highlighting the significant role of social media during family separation. It underscores the importance of considering children's voices in understanding family relationships in the digital age. Drawing on online workshops and interviews with 41 participants, the research examines how Chinese left‐behind children use WeChat to facilitate parental engagement and manage their emotions. It also investigates the challenges children face in online communication and their perspectives on grandparental involvement. This article argues that children's agency is situated within structural conditions shaped by a confluence of factors, including technological affordances, unique familial contexts, and socio‐economic inequalities. This situatedness fosters creativity, compromises, and adaptations in ‘being family’ at a distance.

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Chinese children’s perspectives of long-distance familyhood via WeChat

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Advancing the understanding of children’s digital engagement: responsive methodologies and ethical considerations in psychological research

Advancing the understanding of children’s digital engagement: responsive methodologies and ethical considerations in psychological research

Being family via WeChat: Children's interpretation of long‐distance family relationships

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