Out of control?

Autor(en)

Desiree Schmuck, Anja Stevic, Jörg Matthes, Kathrin Karsay

Abstrakt

As a consequence of children’s nearly ubiquitous smartphone use, many parents experience resignation or frustration due to a perceived loss of control over their child’s excessive smartphone activities. This perceived lack of control may not only increase children’s risk of exposure to online harassment but also affect the relationship between parents and children—both crucial influence factors for children’s self-esteem. We tested these relationships using a two-wave panel study of children between 10 and 14 years (NT2 = 384) and one of their parents. Findings revealed that parental lack of control over their child’s smartphone use increased the risk of children becoming victims of online harassment and decreased children’s perceived parental support over time. However, while lower perceived parental control decreased children’s self-esteem over time, exposure to online harassment did not. We discuss implications of these findings for intervention and prevention of parental lack of control over children’s smartphone use.

Organisation(en)

Institut für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft

Externe Organisation(en)

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Journal

New Media and Society

Band

25

Seiten

199-219

Anzahl der Seiten

21

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448211011452

Publikationsdatum

2021

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

508014 Publizistik, 508007 Kommunikationswissenschaft

Schlagwörter

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Communication, Sociology and Political Science

Link zum Portal

https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/de/publications/out-of-control(df251998-bab5-40d1-96b0-db6a4713f13c).html