Social media at the boundaries: supporting parents in managing youth's social media use

[摘要] This dissertation investigates ways of supporting parents in managing youth's social media use. I present empirical evidence of the challenges parents face in managing youth technology use. I then translate these results into the design and deployment of ParentNet, a community-based online social network for middle school parents to keep up with changes in technology. This dissertation provides new insights into the opportunities and challenges in conducting HCC research with a particular demographic, parents and youth. The contributions of this research are: (1) empirical studies of challenges parents face in managing youth technology use; (2) the design and deployment of a community-based online social network called ParentNet; (3) limitations and design considerations for deploying technological interventions for different social groups; and (4) reflection on emerging themes around overuse and disconnection in daily life.

[发布机构] University:Georgia Institute of Technology;Department:Computing

[效力级别] Social computing

[关键词] Social media;Social computing;Internet;Mobile phones;Social networks;Online communities;HCI;Home;School;Design