Children, digital screens and family

Parental Mediation Practices and Gender

Bibliographic Data

ID5145506
AuthorsCarolina Duek (0000-0002-3103-0363, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, corresponding author), Marina Moguillansky (0000-0002-8873-1136, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas)
Year2020
Volume37
Pages55-70
Publication date2020-06-29
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueComunicação e Sociedade (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1645-2089 • E-ISSN: 2183-3575
PublisherUniversity of Minho (PUBLISHER • PT)
DOI10.17231/comsoc.37(2020).2407
OpenAlexW3039480649
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited18

The objective of this article is to explore the gendered characteristics of digital parenting and parental mediation through a qualitative study developed with families and children in Argentina. Diverse typologies have recently been elaborated to better understand parental mediation of digital screens. Quantitative studies have correlated different styles of parental mediation with sociodemographic variables and have also assessed their effectiveness in preventing several online risks. In this paper we use qualitative data from a research developed using the technique of technobiographies to construct an in-depth approach to children's practices and representations with multiple voices involved (parents, teachers, school authorities). As we show, different types of parental mediation are associated to mothers or fathers, following more broader gender ideologies and stereotypes. With insights from different families, we built research questions that state that there is a gendered division of digital parenting

Alternative dispute resolution · Developmental psychology · Family mediation · Mediation · Social science · Sociology · Child Development and Digital Technology · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Psychology · Social Media and Politics

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