Children’s and adolescents’ digital access in Chile

The role of digital access modalities in digital uses and skills

Bibliographic Data

ID21190824
AuthorsPatricio Cabello (0000-0001-9656-3147, Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases, corresponding author), Magdalena Claro (0000-0002-2333-6477, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile), Rodrigo Miguel Rojas Andrade (0000-0002-6459-6902, Psychology School, Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano, Chile), Rodrigo Rojas (0000-0002-1710-2797, Academy of Christian Humanism University), D Trucco (0000-0001-5874-7754, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean)
Year2021
Volume15
Issue2
Pages183-201
Publication date2021-04-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Children and Media (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1748-2798 • E-ISSN: 1748-2801
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17482798.2020.1744176
OpenAlexW3014257144
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited44

This article analyses the modes of physical access that facilitate participation in digital opportunities and the development of digital skills in children and adolescents (9 to 17 years old). We analysed the data obtained from the Kids Online survey in Chile. A latent class analysis (LCA) was conducted to identify groups based on access points and devices of use; access modalities were then composed crossing these variables. Four access modalities were found: cellphone-home; cellphone-ubiquitous; multi-device-home; multi-device-ubiquitous. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that ubiquitous modalities (multi-device and cellphone varieties) predicted digital use and skills among young Chileans, while the more static modalities (cellphone and home and multi-device and home) did not. These results are critical to addressing what can be defined as “enabling access” among young Internet users in the context of digital inclusion policies

Access control · Computer security · Digital divide · Geography · Internet access · Internet privacy · Latent class model · Mobile device · Modalities · Multimedia · Physical access · Sociology · The Internet · World Wide Web · Child Development and Digital Technology · Computer Science · ICT Impact and Policies · Social Media and Politics