Parenting in the digital age : a case study for understanding how parents of young adolescents living in urban areas in Vietnam monitor their children's use of media at home
Nguyen, Thi Thu Hang (2018)
Nguyen, Thi Thu Hang
2018
Master's Degree Programme in Media Education
Kasvatustieteiden tiedekunta - Faculty of Education
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2018-12-04
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:uta-201901021021
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:uta-201901021021
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The purpose of this study was to discover and understand how parents of young adolescents living in urban areas in Vietnam monitor their children's use of media. Additionally, the study aimed to explore whether there is any need for a media content review service from these particular parents to support their parenting in the digital age.
This study was implemented via seven semi-structured in-depth interviews. The collected data of the study were analysed by the thematic analysis method. The study revealed that the target parents were aware of how easily their children can access media content though digital devices. These parents understood the benefits of a technically innovative environment for the development of their children. However, they also acknowledged the risks and harms on their children of being exposed to inappropriate content. Strategies of parental mediation for the media use of teenagers varied, including active mediation, restrictive mediation, monitoring, and technical restrictions. The key for effective mediation was building a bidirectional communication between parents and children. The target parents in the study favoured active and restrictive mediations over technical restrictions because they considered mediation as an effective and substantial strategy to enhance the critical thinking skills of their children. Additionally, the study revealed the parental need for a trusted review system for media content to support parents in building their own knowledge and competence about media content and digital skills as well.
This study was implemented via seven semi-structured in-depth interviews. The collected data of the study were analysed by the thematic analysis method. The study revealed that the target parents were aware of how easily their children can access media content though digital devices. These parents understood the benefits of a technically innovative environment for the development of their children. However, they also acknowledged the risks and harms on their children of being exposed to inappropriate content. Strategies of parental mediation for the media use of teenagers varied, including active mediation, restrictive mediation, monitoring, and technical restrictions. The key for effective mediation was building a bidirectional communication between parents and children. The target parents in the study favoured active and restrictive mediations over technical restrictions because they considered mediation as an effective and substantial strategy to enhance the critical thinking skills of their children. Additionally, the study revealed the parental need for a trusted review system for media content to support parents in building their own knowledge and competence about media content and digital skills as well.
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