"They Always Ask What I'm Doing and Who I'm Talking to": Parental Mediation of Adolescent Interactive Technology Use

Burgeoning technology provides instant access to information and communication. Responsible adults are concerned about the material accessed by adolescent technology users. From an ecological system's lens, using a mixed-methods design, the current study identified adolescent and parent percept...

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Published in:Marriage & family review 2014-11, Vol.50 (8), p.691-713
Main Authors: Vaterlaus, J. Mitchell, Beckert, Troy E., Tulane, Sarah, Bird, Clare V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
communication
Environmental Factors
Generational Differences
Information Technology
Internet
Marriage
Mediation
parenthood/parenting
Parents
Parents & parenting
Perceptions
Principles
qualitative research
quantitative research
rules
strategies within families
Technology
Teenagers
Telecommunications
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Summary:Burgeoning technology provides instant access to information and communication. Responsible adults are concerned about the material accessed by adolescent technology users. From an ecological system's lens, using a mixed-methods design, the current study identified adolescent and parent perceptions of parental mediation of adolescent interactive technology use (i.e., cell phones, Internet). Eighty adolescents (16-18 years of age) and their parents (n = 113) participated in the study that identified generational differences in perceptions of parental mediation, techniques for mediating interactive technology (i.e., monitoring data and usage, active mediation, rules, restriction), and adolescent perceptions of the process of parental mediation. We used the results to propose principles for parental mediation of adolescent interactive technology use and provide directions for future research.
ISSN:0149-4929
1540-9635
DOI:10.1080/01494929.2014.938795