Adolescent Safety on the Internet: Risks, Coping with Problems and Parental Mediation

Autor/inn/en	Soldatova, Galina Urtanbekovna; Rasskazova, Elena Igorevna
Titel	Adolescent Safety on the Internet: Risks, Coping with Problems and Parental Mediation
Quelle	In: Russian Education & Society, 58 (2016) 2, S.133-162 (30 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1060-9393
DOI	10.1080/10609393.2016.1214492
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Safety; Internet; Computer Mediated Communication; Coping; Parent Child Relationship; Risk; Deception; Sexuality; Social Support Groups; Self Control; Foreign Countries; Program Descriptions; Multivariate Analysis; Questionnaires; Homework; Time Management; Social Networks; Computer Games; Russia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Sicherheit; Computerkonferenz; Bewältigung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Risiko; Täuschung; Sexualität; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Selbstbeherrschung; Ausland; Multivariate Analyse; Fragebogen; Hausaufgabe; Zeitmanagement; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Computer game; Computerspiel; Computerspiele; Russland
Abstract	The article examines the opportunities and limitations of the coping behavior of children and teenagers on the Internet and the assistance that they receive from significant adults (parental mediation) in the context of the new developmental social situation, which is mediated by modern information and communication technologies, and in particular the Internet. The study was conducted on the basis of the EUKidsOnline II methodology in 11 regions in seven Russian federal districts (1,025 "parent-child" pairs). The study discovered that the most common risks include sexual and negative content, fraud and theft of personal information, as well as meetings with online acquaintances. The features of experiences and mechanisms used to cope with online risks depend on the predominant activity that a particular teenager pursues online, so that if children are focused on their studies online, they are less exposed to this risk. However, they are more deeply disturbed by such situations and remain so for longer periods of time, and they more frequently employ passive strategies to cope with them. So-called "content consumers" are at the greatest risk of encountering sexual content on the network. These users actively pursue various activities online, including search engines. They experience fewer negative emotions, and they often actively try to cope with the problem while rarely using offline support. There are few opportunities for parental mediation; these include blocking content and reducing the probability that children, and in particular the teenagers that are focused on their studies, will encounter risks. The strategy of explanation and encouragement is effective for teens who pursue various activities on the Internet, and is associated with a more realistic assessment of risk and young people's active use of coping and social support strategies. For the modern teenager, the Internet is a complex psychological "tool," which he appropriates by probing its capabilities and opportunities for self-regulation, including coping with difficult life situations. [This article was translated by Kenneth Cargill.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01