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Parental mediation and preferences for regulation regarding children's digital media use: role of protection motivation and theory of planned behaviour

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  • Shwadhin Sharma
  • Ching Yee (Athena) Lee

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The rapid growth of technology, such as smart devices, screens, and social media, has made parenting more complicated than it already is. The risks and harmful effects of digital media on children have forced parents to engage in several types of digital media mediation strategies. Applying the protection motivation theory and theory of planned behaviour in understanding the parental mediation strategy, this study explores parents’ perception of their own responsibilities and the development of appropriate policies and legislation to curve the risk of digital media in their children's lives. An online survey of 331 parents was conducted. The data was analyzed using structured equation modeling. Findings reveal that the fundamental variables of protection motivation theory and the theory of planned behaviour are mostly held to explain the psychological and external-environmental factors that impact parents’ digital media mediation strategy. This study also deduces that parents who apply restrictive and active mediation strategies prefer both governmental regulation and parent responsibility. In contrast, the parents who apply distant mediation prefer just government regulation. Policymakers can use the findings of this study to advance policies that help parents in managing their children's digital media use.

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  • Shwadhin Sharma & Ching Yee (Athena) Lee, 2024. "Parental mediation and preferences for regulation regarding children's digital media use: role of protection motivation and theory of planned behaviour," Behaviour and Information Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 43(8), pages 1499-1517, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:tbitxx:v:43:y:2024:i:8:p:1499-1517
    DOI: 10.1080/0144929X.2023.2217275
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