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Parents' influence on children's online usage


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Yusuf, Sarina and Osman, Mohd Nizam and Hassan, Md. Salleh and Teimoury, Misha (2014) Parents' influence on children's online usage. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 155. pp. 81-86. ISSN 1877-0428

Abstract

Children nowadays has unlimited access to the Internet that possibly will harm them, thus parents’ roles in mitigating their children online risks is crucial. Previous studies show a positive parent-child attachment may reduce the risks. A survey was conducted and a total of 387 participants aged 9 to 16 have been recruited to completed a 14-item questionnaire form. The instrument consists of three sub-scales, namely trust, communication and alienation. Results showed that almost 80% of children in this study trust their parents, feel their parents’ concern (75%), and depend on their parents (74%). Malaysian children are actually very in need to be safe during online due the facts that they knew regarding the Internet effects. They also show a willingness to do the right things by letting their parents involve into their online live activities.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Modern Language and Communication
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.260
Publisher: Elsevier
Keywords: Attachment; Parent-child attachment; Risky behaviour; Online usage; Online threats
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 14 Sep 2016 03:53
Last Modified: 14 Sep 2016 03:53
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48194
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