期刊名称:Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology
电子版ISSN:1696-2095
出版年度:2017
卷号:15
期号:3
页码:533-552
DOI:10.14204/ejrep.43/16123
出版社:University of Almeria
摘要:networks,chat and WhatsApp. However, this situation is not associated with active parental mediationto protect them from the risks involved. This study analyzes Murcian students’ perceptionof cell phone and computer use, parental mediation strategies and their relation to cyberbullyingand problematic use of technologies.Method. The sample was composed of 1914 students between the ages of 11 and 21 years(M = 13.83, SD= 2.03), from primary or secondary public and private schools in the Regionof Murcia (Spain). Stratified random sampling was used. Information was collected through aself-report, structured survey.Results. Internet access by cell phone (70%) or computer (99%) was widespread, with 68.9%of students using cell phones and 67.1% using a computer 1-2 hours per day. Moreover, 10-15% of students used technologies more than four hours per day. There were significant genderdifferences in the time spent using a cell phone, as well as differences by gender and stageof education in what the cell phone or computer was used for. The most common use of bothtechnologies was communicating and relating, using WhatsApp and social networks. Findingsshowed limited parental supervision; the most common strategies were asking questions andlimiting the time allowed online. Significant relations were noted between parental supervision,cyberbullying and behaviors related to problem use of ICT.Discussion and conclusions. Family involvement to guide and supervise young people whenconnected to ICT is an important factor in protecting them against Internet risks like cyberbullyingor cyberaddiction. We underscore the need to reinforce parental supervision so thatyoung people may be able to make more responsible use of ICT and avoid the risks involved.
关键词:young people; parental supervision; Internet risks; cyberbullying.