Parental Mediation of Children's Internet Use

作者：Sonia Livingstone, Ellen Helsper · 发表于：Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media · 年份：2008 · DOI：10.1080/08838150802437396 · 被引用次数：1310 · 研究领域：Child Development and Digital Technology、Impact of Technology on Adolescents、Social Media and Politics

This article examines parental regulation of children and teenagers' online activities. A national survey of 1511 children and 906 parents found that 12–17-year-olds encounter a range of online risks. Parents implement a range of strategies, favoring active co-use and interaction rules over technical restrictions using filters or monitoring software, but these were not necessarily effective in reducing risk. Parental restriction of online peer-to-peer interactions was associated with reduced risk but other mediation strategies, including the widely practiced active co-use, were not. These findings challenge researchers to identify effective strategies without impeding teenagers' freedom to interact with their peers online.