Abstract:Children’s use of digital media is associated with risky experiences, a situation warranting parental mediation. Previous studies on parental mediation of children’s digital media use, conducted in advanced countries in Europe, America and Asia with rich experiences of children’s digital media use, examined only specific risks and rarely focused on effectiveness of the mediation strategies adopted. The present study investigated parental mediation of children’s risky experiences with digital media in an Africa… Show more
“…Active mediation is positively associated with digital options. It can help to prevent children's positive attitudes towards pornography and consumption or use of restricted goods such as narcotics and excessive consumption of alcohol and cigarettes, which are depicted positively by many media contents (James & Kur, 2020). Restrictive mediation helps lower online hazards at the expense of online opportunities and is negatively related to digital opportunities (Cabello-Hutt et al, 2018;Rodríguez-de-Dios et al, 2018).…”
Section: Parental Mediation Of Digital Device Use By Childrenmentioning
“…Active mediation is positively associated with digital options. It can help to prevent children's positive attitudes towards pornography and consumption or use of restricted goods such as narcotics and excessive consumption of alcohol and cigarettes, which are depicted positively by many media contents (James & Kur, 2020). Restrictive mediation helps lower online hazards at the expense of online opportunities and is negatively related to digital opportunities (Cabello-Hutt et al, 2018;Rodríguez-de-Dios et al, 2018).…”
Section: Parental Mediation Of Digital Device Use By Childrenmentioning
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