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In school and out of school digital use and the development of children's self-regulation and social skills

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ID5265083
AuthorsStuart Mcnaughton (0000-0002-8508-501X, Woolf Fisher Research Centre University of Auckland Auckland New Zealand, corresponding author), Tong Zhu (0000-0001-5704-4264, Woolf Fisher Research Centre University of Auckland Auckland New Zealand), Naomi Rosedale (0000-0003-3019-7599, Woolf Fisher Research Centre University of Auckland Auckland New Zealand), Rebecca Jesson (0000-0003-4673-9655, Woolf Fisher Research Centre University of Auckland Auckland New Zealand), Jacinta Oldehaver (Woolf Fisher Research Centre University of Auckland Auckland New Zealand), Rachel Williamson (0000-0001-6356-8769, Woolf Fisher Research Centre University of Auckland Auckland New Zealand)
Year2022
Volume92
Issue1
Pages236-257
Publication date2022-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Educational Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-0998 • E-ISSN: 2044-8279
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/bjep.12447
PMID34309024
OpenAlexW3184208482
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited48

More needs to be known about the benefits and risks to the development of interpersonal and intrapersonal skills in ubiquitous digital environments at school and at home. Nine to 12-year-old students (n = 186) in a 1:1 digital programme serving low SES and culturally diverse communities rated their self-regulation and social skills for both non-digital and digital contexts. Downward trends in self-regulation and related personality dimensions were found. Social skills were more variable. Students had heightened awareness of needing to self-regulate in digital contexts, rating their self-regulation lower than in non-digital contexts. High frequencies and durations of fun activities at home (e.g., posting photos or blogs, chatting, and games) were associated with lower ratings. But fun activities were associated with higher ratings of social skills in digital contexts. High levels of parental monitoring were related to higher ratings of self-regulation. These patterns reflect school-wide norms and practices (students are socialized as digital citizens) as well as more general features of socialization at home. We conclude that self-regulation and social skills are sensitive to contexts over the primary school years. Digital tools may be particularly 'impulsogenic', and students need context-specific self-regulatory strategies, but the tools create opportunities to develop valued social skills under specific conditions

Context (archaeology) · Developmental psychology · Interpersonal communication · Intrapersonal communication · Personality · Social skills · Socialization · Applied Psychology · Child Development and Digital Technology · Gender and Technology in Education · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Psychology · Social Psychology

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