探討家長網路自我效能、風險意識與媒體使用對於監督孩童網路行為的影響

While previous studies on media effects had studied extensively into how parents mediate children’s use of television, the present paper will delve into parent’s mediation of children’s Internet use. Unlike traditional media, parental mediation of children’s Internet use requires Internet – related skills such as blocking websites, or using filters that parents with only basic computer and web skills may not feel comfortable of using them (Turow & Kavanaugh, 2003; Lee, 2013). Therefore, present study derived from Bandura (1977)’s self efficacy theory, to examine Internet self efficacy variable and its effects on parental mediation. It was predicted that parents’ Internet self efficacy would affect how they mediate children’s Internet use. Furthermore, parents’ risk perception and parents’ media usage variables will also be investigated in relation to parental mediation. It was thought increasing media reports on cyber related crime, and parent’s attitudes towards Internet safety were crucial in determining their parental mediation strategies. The present study utilized a survey methodology, which used a sample of parents in Taipei who currently have an elementary school child or children. The results showed that parents’ risk perception towards Internet has a moderate to strong positive correlation with Parental Mediation. Parents’ Internet self efficacy also correlated positively with four different types of parental mediation, albeit with varying degree. The results suggested that what Internet self efficacy might have brought to the parents were not a mere certain technical advantages in parenting, but instead, an overall willingness and motivation to take an active role in mediating children’s Internet.

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