Parental Monitoring Strategies on Internet Use by School Children in Nairobi County
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Date
2023-10
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Daystar University, School of Communication
Abstract
Increased overdependence on the internet can result in abnormal and pathological behaviour among children. As such, parents need to play a central role in monitoring and controlling internet usage which can deter the increasing numbers of problematic internet use, and access to offensive content and consequently promote healthy internet use. There is however minimal empirical evidence within the Kenyan context hence this study sought to examine the effect of parental monitoring strategies on internet use by school children in Nairobi County, Kenya. A descriptive research design was applied in the course of the survey with 1.4 million households within Nairobi County being considered as the unit of analysis for the study. A sample size of 384 parents was used in this study. The study dominantly used primary data collection using questionnaires. The study relied on online data collection through use of Google Forms. The collected data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential analysis. From the sampled participants the survey obtained 89% response rate. Results showed that all households had access to a smartphone device, 93% had smart televisions, 84% had access to personal computers and laptops with just 62% having a video console in the household. Regression showed that 5.5% of children internet use in Nairobi County is determined by the parental monitoring strategies (direct parental monitoring and device management protocol). Further, the findings showed that parental monitoring has a positive and significant effect on children’s internet use. The study recommends that parents should have proper restrictions on the sites that their children can access on the internet, implement internet rules and ensure that their children follow the rules at all times.
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Parental Monitoring Strategies, Internet, School Children, Nairobi County
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Mutinda, R. W., (2023). Parental Monitoring Strategies on Internet Use by School Children in Nairobi County: Daystar University, School of Communication