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Ouderlijke begeleiding van het computerspel van kinderen: een vergelijkbaar concept als televisiebegeleiding?

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Abstract

By means of an internet-survey among 536 parentchild dyads, it is researched which media mediation strategies parents use for their children’s (8-18 years) video gaming. As in previous research on television mediation, principle factor analyses show that the same types of strategies are used: ‘restrictive mediation’, ‘evaluative mediation’, and ‘conscious co-playing’. Mediation is most strongly predicted by the age of the child and by parents’ gaming. Furthermore, parents are more restrictive and evaluative when they fear negative media effects on behaviors and attitudes. They more often play together with the child when they suppose positive social-emotional effects of gaming. Playing illicit games mostly occurs when parents omit the restrictive mediation.

How to Cite:

Nikken, P., (2004) “Ouderlijke begeleiding van het computerspel van kinderen: een vergelijkbaar concept als televisiebegeleiding?”, Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschap 32(1), 11–29.