Lock, talk, or stop? measuring how parents mediate their young children’s use of digital devices in the Malaysian context

• Main Authors: Mohd Mahudin, Nor Diana, Janon, Nazariah Shar'ie
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Institut Penyiaran dan Penerangan Tun Abdul Razak, Kementerian Komunikasi dan Multimedia 2022
• Subjects: BF176 Psychological tests and testing; BF636 Applied psychology; HQ503 The family. Marriage. Home; T Technology (General); T58.5 Information technology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/101406/7/101406_Lock%2C%20talk%2C%20or%20stop%20measuring.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/101406/; http://www.ipptar.gov.my/index.php/ejurnal-2022/ejurnal-2/23-ejurnal/366-ejurnal2-71

The impact of the use of, and exposure to, digital devices is more pronounced on young children. This impact, however, can be mitigated by parental mediation. Although several scales have been developed to measure parental mediation, they tend to demonstrate a western focus, youth-oriented, or confi...