Online parental mediation strategies in family contexts of Spain

This article explores online parental mediation strategies in Spain and their association with sociodemographic and family context factors. The results of a survey conducted at the end of 2018 are presented herein, based on a sample of 2,900 Spanish minors between 9 and 17 years of age who use Inter...

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Published in:Comunicar 2020-10, Vol.28 (65), p.65-73
Main Authors: Martínez, Gemma, Casado, Miguel-Ángel, Garitaonandia, Carmelo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Age
Child Behavior
Child Rearing
Children
Children & youth
Childrens Rights
Families & family life
Family Characteristics
Foreign Countries
Gender
Gender Differences
Households
Internet
Mediation
Parent Child Relationship
Parenting Styles
Parents & parenting
Polls & surveys
Primary Education
Privacy
Schools
Secondary Education
Social support
Sociodemographics
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Summary:This article explores online parental mediation strategies in Spain and their association with sociodemographic and family context factors. The results of a survey conducted at the end of 2018 are presented herein, based on a sample of 2,900 Spanish minors between 9 and 17 years of age who use Internet. The impact of the diverse parental mediation strategies applied to Internet use has been calculated by taking into account the sociodemographic factors of the participating minors (age and gender). Association analysis was performed using the SPSS statistical analysis programme. In this case, an extra analysis was carried out with regard to the relationship ofinfluence between different strategies and the rules ofbehaviour and family support in the household context as perceived by the minor. Findings suggest that enabling and restrictive mediation strategies are very common in Spanish families, while technical mediation strategies have a very limited presence. It is noteworthy that restrictions and security strategies generally apply more to girls than to boys. Household rules related to the behaviour of minors have a positive correlation with an increase of influence of nearly all strategies. However, there is no relevant association between family support perceived by children and restrictive strategies and techniques applied by parents.
ISSN:1134-3478
DOI:10.3916/C65-2020-06