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

Social media;Social computing;Internet;Mobile phones;Social networks;Online communities;HCI;Home;School;Design

Yardi, Sarita Ann ; Computing

University:Georgia Institute of Technology

Department:Computing

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

Others  :  https://smartech.gatech.edu/bitstream/1853/45746/1/yardi_sarita_a_201212_phd.pdf

美国|英语

来源: SMARTech Repository

【 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.