Isabel Rodríguez?de?Dios|Johanna M. F. van Oosten|Isabel Rodríguez?de?Dios
A study of the relationship between parental mediation and adolescents’ digital skills, online risks and online opportunities
Universidad de Salamanca|University of Amsterdam|Universidad de Salamanca
recent years discussions sparked risks opportunities digital technologies may adolescents researchers argue best way increase online opportunities avoid online risks increase adolescents digital skills reason first goal study examine adolescents digital skills related online opportunities online risks behaviours second goal examine influence two ways parental mediation active restrictive level teenagers digital skills subsequently online opportunities online risks finally intended establish validity structure digital literacy scale using data crosssectional survey 1446 spanish secondary school pupils found digitally skilled adolescents take opportunities experience risks digital literacy mediates relationship restrictive active parental mediation online risks opportunities furthermore digital literacy scale shown valid terms construct validity findings suggest digital literacy remains essential lets teenagers take opportunities parents opt ways mediation rather restrictive mediation