2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2005.00475.x
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Socially unbiased parenting support on the Internet: a cross‐sectional study of users of a large Swedish parenting website

Abstract: Internet use for general parenting issues in Sweden, mainly by women, does not seem to follow the digital divide phenomenon. Therefore, the internet provides an exciting opportunity for future infant and child public health work. The lack of fathers, however, was a surprising finding and introduces a gender bias into this seemingly socially unbiased medium.

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“…This may be in part because the internet enables people to 'self-diagnose' and to 'discipline' their bodies (Parr 2002: 73). Indeed, parents form a high proportion of those who are using the internet to seek health care advice for self-diagnosis for themselves and their children, a trend reflected in the growth of the number of parenting websites (Sarkadi and Bremberg 2005). Moreover, the benefits of using the internet for disseminating parenting skills have been recognised by health professionals, aware that the resources available for teaching new parents about the day-to-day aspects of child care are limited (Alder and Zarchin 2002;Hudson et al 2003;Lamp and Howard 1999).…”
Section: Women the Internet And Empowermentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This may be in part because the internet enables people to 'self-diagnose' and to 'discipline' their bodies (Parr 2002: 73). Indeed, parents form a high proportion of those who are using the internet to seek health care advice for self-diagnosis for themselves and their children, a trend reflected in the growth of the number of parenting websites (Sarkadi and Bremberg 2005). Moreover, the benefits of using the internet for disseminating parenting skills have been recognised by health professionals, aware that the resources available for teaching new parents about the day-to-day aspects of child care are limited (Alder and Zarchin 2002;Hudson et al 2003;Lamp and Howard 1999).…”
Section: Women the Internet And Empowermentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Mumsnet reports more than one million visitors per month and enjoys both a high level of usage and a high level of visibility in the mass media as the go-to site for accessing the opinions of British parents (Gambles 2010;Pedersen and Smithson 2010). The use of online forums for sharing parenting advice and support is a significant and growing phenomenon (see for example Sarkadi and Bremberg 2004;Madge and O'Connor 2006;Daneback and Plantin 2008). A focus on parents as experts rather than reliance on institutionally-located experts is a feature of many of these sites, and particularly so for Mumsnet (Pedersen and Smithson 2010).…”
Section: Data Collection and Analysismentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The Internet has now added to this mix and is an interesting contemporary area for the communication of science and health issues (Artz and Wormer, 2011;Shanahan, 2011;Denecke and Nejdl, 2009;Malone et al, 2004), with the majority of today's parents searching for both information and social support online (Diaz et al, 2002;O'Connor and Madge, 2004;Sarkadi and Bremberg, 2005;Bouche and Migeot, 2008;Plantin and Daneback, 2009;Johansson et al, 2010). Interestingly, many parents place high levels of trust in the health information they receive from the Internet (Khoo et al, 2008;Lemire et al, 2008;Eysenbach and Köhler, 2002).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%