Journal article
How does "talking about the Internet with others" affect teenagers experience of online risks? The role of active mediation by parents, peers, and school teachers
Wonsun Shin, May O Lwin
New Media & Society | SAGE | Published : 2017
Abstract
This study investigated how active mediation employed by three key socialization agents—parents, peers, and school teachers—is associated with teenagers’ engagement in online risks. A survey with 746 students aged 12–18 years found that different socialization agents focus on different aspects of the Internet when they engage in active mediation. Parents and teachers focus more on making instructive remarks whereas peers are more likely to engage in neutral facets of active mediation (e.g. helping or recommending). However, parental mediation tends to diminish whereas peer mediation tends to escalate with age among teens. The findings also suggest that school teachers’ Internet-related discu..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was supported by the Nanyang Technological University Start-Up Grant.