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Navigating Parenting in the Digital Age : Understanding Parents in a Changing Media Environment
Petersen, Julia (2024) Navigating Parenting in the Digital Age : Understanding Parents in a Changing Media Environment.
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| Abstract: | This research explores how parents seek support and exchange experiences regarding their children’s internet usage in Facebook parenting communities. The rise of digital technologies introduces opportunities to parenting, such as enhanced communication, and challenges, including addictive online behaviour. Digital parenting involves managing children’s digital technology use and adapting parenting strategies, which can impact family dynamics and heighten the need for parental support. Online communities have significant potential to offer this support. The findings of the thematic analysis revealed the following three themes: (1) Parental Mediation, (2) Digital Impact and Awareness, and (3) Integrated Digital Parenting: Safety, Cultural Alignment and Supportive Bonds. Each theme, and subsequent sub-themes, captured the complexity of the topic of digital parenting. Key findings revealed the roles of Facebook parenting groups, providing a space for parental mediation, and creating collaborative knowledge on managing digital parenting challenges. Additionally, these online communities function as a virtual community allowing for emotional support and sharing parental concerns and vulnerabilities. This study offers valuable insights into how parents use Facebook communities to navigate digital parenting. It contributes to understanding contemporary digital parenting and points out the importance of online parenting communities. Implications involve a further exploration of this topic while acknowledging the opportunities of online parenting communities. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology MSc (66604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/100991 |
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