Factors Affecting Parental Mediation Strategies in Children’s Technology Use: A Systematic Review

Rabia Üstündağ Alkan; Alper Aslan; Yiğit Emrah Turgut; Engin Kurşun

doi:10.18009/jcer.925859

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Factors Affecting Parental Mediation Strategies in Children’s Technology Use: A Systematic Review

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Parents raise their children by using their own social, cultural, and financial resources. With the development of technology, parents started guiding their children in digital environments. In other words, parents attempt to regulate their children’s use of media while maximizing the benefits of media-rich digital environments for their children. This study aimed to examine, evaluate, and interpret the factors affecting parental mediation strategies through meta-synthesis method. A total of 16 studies were reviewed. The results revealed that demographic characteristics including age, gender, educational level, and socio-economic status, use of technology, parents’ attitudes and perceptions towards technology are the critical factors influencing parental mediation strategies.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Parents, child, mediation strategies, technology

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Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yazarlar

Rabia Üstündağ Alkan
0000-0003-0929-7878
Türkiye

Alper Aslan ^*
0000-0003-2970-6114
Türkiye

Yiğit Emrah Turgut
0000-0002-6306-4090
Türkiye

Engin Kurşun
0000-0002-5649-8595
Türkiye

Yayımlanma Tarihi

21 Aralık 2021

Gönderilme Tarihi

22 Nisan 2021

Kabul Tarihi

29 Haziran 2021

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2021 Cilt: 9 Sayı: 18

DOI

https://doi.org/10.18009/jcer.925859

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https://izlik.org/JA83KX86RD

APA

Üstündağ Alkan, R., Aslan, A., Turgut, Y. E., & Kurşun, E. (2021). Factors Affecting Parental Mediation Strategies in Children’s Technology Use: A Systematic Review. Journal of Computer and Education Research, 9(18), 702-723. https://doi.org/10.18009/jcer.925859

AMA

1.Üstündağ Alkan R, Aslan A, Turgut YE, Kurşun E. Factors Affecting Parental Mediation Strategies in Children’s Technology Use: A Systematic Review. JCER. 2021;9(18):702-723. doi:10.18009/jcer.925859

Chicago

Üstündağ Alkan, Rabia, Alper Aslan, Yiğit Emrah Turgut, ve Engin Kurşun. 2021. “Factors Affecting Parental Mediation Strategies in Children’s Technology Use: A Systematic Review”. Journal of Computer and Education Research 9 (18): 702-23. https://doi.org/10.18009/jcer.925859.

EndNote

Üstündağ Alkan R, Aslan A, Turgut YE, Kurşun E (01 Aralık 2021) Factors Affecting Parental Mediation Strategies in Children’s Technology Use: A Systematic Review. Journal of Computer and Education Research 9 18 702–723.

IEEE

[1]R. Üstündağ Alkan, A. Aslan, Y. E. Turgut, ve E. Kurşun, “Factors Affecting Parental Mediation Strategies in Children’s Technology Use: A Systematic Review”, JCER, c. 9, sy 18, ss. 702–723, Ara. 2021, doi: 10.18009/jcer.925859.

ISNAD

Üstündağ Alkan, Rabia - Aslan, Alper - Turgut, Yiğit Emrah - Kurşun, Engin. “Factors Affecting Parental Mediation Strategies in Children’s Technology Use: A Systematic Review”. Journal of Computer and Education Research 9/18 (01 Aralık 2021): 702-723. https://doi.org/10.18009/jcer.925859.

JAMA

1.Üstündağ Alkan R, Aslan A, Turgut YE, Kurşun E. Factors Affecting Parental Mediation Strategies in Children’s Technology Use: A Systematic Review. JCER. 2021;9:702–723.

MLA

Üstündağ Alkan, Rabia, vd. “Factors Affecting Parental Mediation Strategies in Children’s Technology Use: A Systematic Review”. Journal of Computer and Education Research, c. 9, sy 18, Aralık 2021, ss. 702-23, doi:10.18009/jcer.925859.

Vancouver

1.Rabia Üstündağ Alkan, Alper Aslan, Yiğit Emrah Turgut, Engin Kurşun. Factors Affecting Parental Mediation Strategies in Children’s Technology Use: A Systematic Review. JCER. 01 Aralık 2021;9(18):702-23. doi:10.18009/jcer.925859

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Factors Affecting Parental Mediation Strategies in Children’s Technology Use: A Systematic Review

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