Maternal digital competencies as a prerequisite for effective digital parenting among Malaysian mothers
In addition to childbearing and managing the family, the rise of digital technologies also requires mothers to parent their children digitally. However, are mothers competent enough to monitor or even mediate their children’s digital media use? Unfortunately, very few studies still look into materna...
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my.iium.irep.1029122023-01-13T04:05:45Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/102912/ Maternal digital competencies as a prerequisite for effective digital parenting among Malaysian mothers Mohamed, Shafizan Wok, Saodah Wan Mohd Ghazali, Wan Norshira Nasir, Shakira HQ2035 Life skills. Coping skills. Everyday living skills HQ503 The family. Marriage. Home LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education T10.5 Communication of technical information In addition to childbearing and managing the family, the rise of digital technologies also requires mothers to parent their children digitally. However, are mothers competent enough to monitor or even mediate their children’s digital media use? Unfortunately, very few studies still look into maternal digital parenting competencies. Therefore, this study attempts to map maternal digital parenting competencies using the digital competence framework. 432 Malaysian mothers from different demographic backgrounds were surveyed. The study found that Malaysian mothers are moderately competent in informational and operational skills, communication and participation skills, security and safety skills, and are relatively weak in content creation and innovation skills, and problem-solving skills. The findings suggest a necessity to initiate programmes and assistance that can help Malaysian mothers become digitally competent to effectively parent their children and contribute to the nation’s digital future. Institut Sosial Malaysia 2022-12-28 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/102912/7/102912_Maternal%20digital%20competencies%20as%20a%20prerequisite.pdf Mohamed, Shafizan and Wok, Saodah and Wan Mohd Ghazali, Wan Norshira and Nasir, Shakira (2022) Maternal digital competencies as a prerequisite for effective digital parenting among Malaysian mothers. International Journal of Social Policy and Society, 2022 (Special Edition). pp. 115-135. ISSN 1823-0865 https://ijsps.ism.gov.my/index.php/IJSPS/article/view/236/198 |
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In addition to childbearing and managing the family, the rise of digital technologies also requires mothers to parent their children digitally. However, are mothers competent enough to monitor or even mediate their children’s digital media use? Unfortunately, very few studies still look into maternal digital parenting competencies. Therefore, this study attempts to map maternal digital parenting competencies using the digital competence framework. 432 Malaysian mothers from different demographic backgrounds were surveyed. The study found that
Malaysian mothers are moderately competent in informational and operational skills, communication and participation skills, security and safety skills, and are relatively weak in content creation and innovation skills, and problem-solving skills. The findings suggest a necessity to initiate programmes and assistance that can help Malaysian mothers become digitally competent to effectively parent their children and contribute to the nation’s digital future. |
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