Crooked Views and Relaxed Rules: How Teenage Boys Experience Parents' Handling of Digital Gaming

Meriläinen, Mikko

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dc.contributor.author	Meriläinen, Mikko	de
dc.date.accessioned	2022-03-17T09:53:07Z
dc.date.available	2022-03-17T09:53:07Z
dc.date.issued	2021	de
dc.identifier.issn	2183-2439	de
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/78084
dc.description.abstract	Digital gaming is a major part of the current media landscape. Parents employ a variety of practices, such as limiting gaming time and discussing games, when addressing their childrens' gaming. Yet, there is still a notable gaming-related generational gap between adolescents and their parents. In this qualitative study, gaming-related parenting practices and parents' and teenagers' views are examined through a thematic analysis of reports from Finnish, 16-19-year-old, active game players. The results suggest a core tension between elements of protection and understanding. Perceived parental attitudes towards gaming ranged from excessively negative to indifferent to very positive. These attitudes were not static, but instead changed according to life situations and parents’ familiarity with gaming. Young game players' perceptions and views were also not uniform. Respondents indicated the need for both parental understanding of games and gaming, and parents' responsibilities in limiting gaming, particularly in the case of younger children. Implications for parenting and future research are discussed.	de
dc.language	en	de
dc.subject.ddc	Publizistische Medien, Journalismus,Verlagswesen	de
dc.subject.ddc	News media, journalism, publishing	en
dc.subject.ddc	Soziologie, Anthropologie	de
dc.subject.ddc	Sociology & anthropology	en
dc.subject.other	digital gaming; gaming literacy; media education; parental mediation; parenting	de
dc.title	Crooked Views and Relaxed Rules: How Teenage Boys Experience Parents' Handling of Digital Gaming	de
dc.description.review	begutachtet (peer reviewed)	de
dc.description.review	peer reviewed	en
dc.identifier.url	https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/3193	de
dc.source.journal	Media and Communication
dc.source.volume	9	de
dc.publisher.country	PRT	de
dc.source.issue	1	de
dc.subject.classoz	interaktive, elektronische Medien	de
dc.subject.classoz	Interactive, electronic Media	en
dc.subject.classoz	Familiensoziologie, Sexualsoziologie	de
dc.subject.classoz	Family Sociology, Sociology of Sexual Behavior	en
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0	de
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0	en
internal.status	formal und inhaltlich fertig erschlossen	de
dc.type.stock	article	de
dc.type.document	Zeitschriftenartikel	de
dc.type.document	journal article	en
dc.source.pageinfo	62-72	de
internal.identifier.classoz	1080404
internal.identifier.classoz	10209
internal.identifier.journal	793
internal.identifier.document	32
internal.identifier.ddc	070
internal.identifier.ddc	301
dc.source.issuetopic	Games and Communication - Quo Vadis?	de
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v9i1.3193	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Veröffentlichungsversion	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Published Version	en
internal.identifier.licence	16
internal.identifier.pubstatus	1
internal.identifier.review	1
internal.dda.reference	https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/oai/@@oai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/3193
ssoar.urn.registration	false	de

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