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. 2024 May 10;10(10):e31113.
doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31113. eCollection 2024 May 30.

The effects of parent-child separation on the digital literacy of children and adolescents: A bidirectional perspective study

Shi Guo  1 , Jiayao Xu  2 , Menmen Wang  3 , Hailati Akezhuoli  2 , Xudong Zhou  2   4 , Jingjing Lu  2
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The effects of parent-child separation on the digital literacy of children and adolescents: A bidirectional perspective study

Shi Guo et al. Heliyon. .

Abstract

From a bidirectional perspective, the present cross-sectional study explored the impacts of parent-child separation on the digital literacy of children and adolescents. Drawing upon data from 1894 students (12-18 years, 49.33 % females) in Nanling county, China, we found that parent-child separation can negatively affect the digital literacy of children and adolescents, but effects differ between children experiencing parental migration or parental divorce. Parental mediation can act as a mediator in this process while children's digital feedback to parents may be considered as an auxiliary promoter. To further promote the digital literacy of children and adolescents experiencing parent-child separation, assigned tasks from adults in which children can practice knowledge and skills related to digital devices and the Internet are recommended.

Keywords: 21st century abilities; Informal learning; Information literacy; Mobile learning.

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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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