Tweens' online privacy risks and the role of parental mediation

• Main Authors: Faber, Ronald J., Shin, Wonsun, Huh, Jisu
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Mass media
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/105476; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17109; http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08838151.2012.732135
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study examined the role of parental mediation in tweens' online information disclosing behaviors. In particular, the influence of parental mediation on 2 types of personally identifiable information disclosure (voluntary disclosure in general online activities and disclosure upon marketers' request) was examined. A survey conducted with 381 parent-tween dyads in Korea revealed that, while parental mediation was not directly associated with tweens' information disclosing behaviors, parent-tween disagreement on restrictive mediation was: tweens' inaccurate perception of what parents do to limit their access to commercial Web sites seems to be positively related to tweens' information disclosure on the Web.