Patterns of use, parental control and access to information for adolescents in the network
Abstract
The patterns of use and consumption of media information of adolescents undergo frequent changes due to the constant technological evolution. This work, fruit of the REDCON project, seeks to know the use and consumption of internet, social networks and online messaging services of adolescents in the Community of Madrid, as well as their perception of risks, parental control and access to news. Through four focus groups, with children between 13 and 17 years old, a multitasking use of the internet, social networks and messaging services has been observed, in short consultation periods spread over the day, with parental control at the beginning of adolescence that is diluted when they grow up. There is an incidental consumption of news, together with a low assessment of media credibility and a lack of self-regulation by young people in the use of the internet and mobile devices.
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