Parent-child dyads of 691 school-aged children (8–10 years old at the first measurement time) from Latvia (n = 236), Lithuania (n = 207) and Taiwan (n = 248) completed questionnaires at two time points with a one-year interval. We adopted a bioecological perspective and examined the child’s level of hyperactivity/inattention (ADHD) symptoms, general parenting practices and Internet-related parenting practices in relation to the child’s problematic use of the Internet (PUI).

For the field of business, the findings represent an advance in discussions on the dark side of digitization, especially in Brazil, where the topic is still unpublished.Ĭontemporary psychological theories point to the value of considering both biological and environmental factors in understanding child behavior, including the child’s interactions with modern day digital technology. Thus, parents and guardians attribute to themselves, third parties, or contextual situations any distortions in the use of digital devices and media by children and in the expropriation and exploitation of data by organizations. Furthermore, the discourse analysis of the answers to the open questionnaire in the qualitative part of the research showed that the participants are silent about the responsibility of organizations that make up surveillance capitalism. The quantitative results showed that even noticing an increase in the volume of use of digital media and devices by children, parents, and guardians never or almost never read the consent form. We developed a quali-quanti survey, which counted 565 respondents in the quantitative part, 107 of whom filled in an open-ended questionnaire corresponding to the qualitative stage of the research, commenting on their perceptions or concerns about the use of data by companies whose audience is children.

This study analyzes the perceptions of parents and guardians about the use of children’s data by organizations that make up the so-called surveillance capitalism.

Download zero to one pdf