استراتيجيات الوساطة الوالدية وعلاقتها بالمهارات الرقمية وإدراك الفتيات لمخاطر الإنترنت

Rawan Alnasser

doi:10.35516/hum.v51i3.2503

Authors

Rawan Alnasser Department of Social Work, College of Social Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7200-7653

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35516/hum.v51i3.2503

Keywords:

Parental mediation strategies, adolescent girls, digital world, girls

Abstract

Objectives: This study examines parental mediation strategies (guiding, supervisory, controlling, restrictive) and their impact on girls' digital skills and awareness of Internet dangers. It also explores the relationship between these variables.

Methods: A social survey method was used with a sample of 380 middle school students in government schools in Riyadh. The questionnaire measured parents' practice of strategies on a Likert scale, categorizing them into three levels. Data analysis determined low (1-1.66), average (1.67-2.34), and high (2.35-3) levels of practice.

Results: Girls reported the most common parental mediation strategy as counseling (average: 2.09, standard deviation: 0.562), followed by supervisory (average: 1.96, standard deviation: 0.567), regulatory (average: 1.75, standard deviation: 0.645), and restrictive (average: 1.41). Parents practiced all mediation strategies at an average level (2.09-1.75), except for restrictive mediation, which was practiced at a low level (1.41). There was a significant inverse relationship between digital skills and restrictive/supervisory mediation, but no relationship between Internet risk perception and parental mediation strategies.

Conclusions: The study emphasizes the importance of establishing a specialized unit with experts in social, psychological, and cybersecurity fields to train parents on electronic safety. This includes teaching parents how to activate parental control programs, manage child and adolescent behavior in the digital world, and raise awareness about the ethical use of social media and prominent risks faced by young people.

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