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Screen media-based devices usage patterns: Comparison between digital immigrant parents and digital native adolescents

Nandhini Priya 1 * , P. Uma Maheswari 1
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1 Department of Media Sciences, Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, INDIA* Corresponding Author
Journal of Digital Educational Technology, 4(1), 2024, ep2411, https://doi.org/10.30935/jdet/14463
Submitted: 22 January 2024, Published: 11 April 2024
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ABSTRACT

Smartphones are frequently the subject of digital screen media-based research due to their popularity. Other screen devices, such as computers, conventional TV, laptops, smart TV, and tablets, which have a significant impact on children’s and adolescents’ psychological behaviors, are rarely covered. Parents are considered the active agents who can regulate adolescents screen-based media use and control online risks. Parents of adolescents in developing countries are digital immigrants, and their consumption patterns of screen devices must be studied before exploring their media usage regulatory strategies for children and adolescents. To gather information on screen device usage patterns, including availability, usage, ownership, and screen time, a quantitative technique approach was used in the study. A statistical analysis was performed on survey data collected from 447 parent-adolescent dyadic samples (n=894). Results show a positive association between socio-economic status and the number of screen devices present in households. Parents and adolescents spend the same amount of screen time on conventional TV and smart TV as they do on smartphones. Tablets were the least used, but they had more screen time than laptops and computers. Screen time is associated with the intended use of the device. Screen time spent per device by digital immigrant parents is quite like that of their digital-native adolescents. Girls use smartphones often; boys spend more screen time with them. Parents’ screen-based media usage practices should also be regulated, as they highly influence their children’s screen time.
Keywords: screen devices usage, parent-adolescent, screen time, gender, digital immigrants, digital media

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Priya, N., & Maheswari, P. U. (2024). Screen media-based devices usage patterns: Comparison between digital immigrant parents and digital native adolescents. Journal of Digital Educational Technology, 4(1), ep2411. https://doi.org/10.30935/jdet/14463

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