Hana Machackova, Marie Jaron Bedrosova, Michal Muzik, Rostislav Zlamal, Jana Fikrlova, Anna Literova, Eliska Dufkova, David Smahel, Hajo Boomgaarden, Hyunjin Song, Petro Tolochko, Leen d'Haenens, Willem Joris, Veronika Kalmus, Mari-Liis Tikerperi, Signe Opermann, Marit Napp, Indrek Soidla, Andre Uibos, Kadri Soo, Katariina Salmela-Aro, Jussi Järvinen, Rasmus Mannerström, Erkki Suvila, Natalia Waechter, Christin Brando, Stepanka Kadera, Giovanna Mascheroni, Davide Cino, Linda Lombi, Alexander van Deursen, Ester van Laar, Jacek Pyżalski, Natalia Walter, Agnieszka Iwanicka, Cristina Ponte, Susana Batista, Rita Baptista, Luc Schneider, Ellen Johanna Helsper
Digital skills among youth: A dataset from a three-wave longitudinal survey in six European countries
Data in brief
children use electronic screens ever younger ages still little empirical research parents mediate media use line vygotskys zone proximal development explored whether childrens media skills media activities next parents attitudes media children several child parentfamily characteristics predicted parental mediation practices furthermore investigated childrens use ownership electronic screens bedroom relationship childs media skills data online survey among 896 dutch parents young children 07 years showed childrens use ownership tv game consoles computers touchscreens primarily depended media skills age parents attitudes media children touchscreens used often children parents perceived media helpful providing moments rest child line former studies parents consistently applied couse supervision active mediation restrictive mediation monitoring depending positive negative attitudes media childs media skills media activities however stronger relationships parental mediation styles whereas age related canonical discriminant analysis finally captured five mediation strategies varied among infants toddlers preschoolers early childhood children predominantly result childrens media skills media activities ie playing educational games passive entertainment use