Sharenting in China: perspectives from mothers and adolescents

IF 5.9 3区 管理学 Q1 BUSINESS Internet Research Pub Date : 2024-05-07 DOI:10.1108/intr-05-2023-0339
Lin Zhu, Yan Wang, Yanhong Chen
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Abstract

Purpose

Mothers sharing images and information on social media about their children is a contemporary cultural norm. While the practice has been heavily discussed in popular media, there is a lack of empirical research examining the phenomenon from the perspectives of parents and adolescent children in China. The current study aims to find out whether or not mothers and their children engage in discussions about sharenting and how adolescents negotiate their privacy concerns with their mothers.

Design/methodology/approach

The current study examined how parents and their children make sense of sharenting via semi-structured interviews with 16 Chinese mothers. In addition, the study enlisted 21 adolescents to examine their perspectives on sharenting. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis.

Findings

Results showed that although documentation is articulated as the primary sharenting motivation, identity management is a major drive behind sharenting. The dynamics between mothers and their children, as well as between adolescents and their parents, are also explored regarding the issues of consent, privacy and identity.

Research limitations/implications

This study has theoretical implications for the communication privacy management (CPM) theory, as it underscores the dynamic nature of privacy management, shaped by cultural norms, family dynamics and evolving communication technologies. It also adds value for campaign practitioners to provide education programs on the serious consequences of sharenting.

Originality/value

This research serves as a starting point to further explore a child’s entrance to adulthood as our culture’s first true digital natives who will bear extensive online and offline identities.

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中国的少儿教育:母亲和青少年的观点
目的 母亲在社交媒体上分享孩子的图片和信息是当代的一种文化规范。虽然大众媒体对这种做法进行了大量讨论,但缺乏从中国父母和青少年儿童的角度对这一现象进行实证研究。本研究旨在了解母亲及其子女是否参与了有关 "分享 "的讨论,以及青少年如何与母亲协商他们的隐私问题。此外,本研究还招募了 21 名青少年,考察他们对 "亲子关系 "的看法。研究结果表明,虽然记录被认为是分担家务的主要动机,但身份管理也是分担家务背后的主要驱动力。本研究对通信隐私管理(CPM)理论具有理论意义,因为它强调了隐私管理的动态性质,这种性质是由文化规范、家庭动态和不断发展的通信技术形成的。原创性/价值这项研究是一个起点,有助于进一步探讨儿童作为我们文化中第一批真正的数字原住民进入成年期的问题,他们将拥有广泛的线上和线下身份。
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85
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期刊介绍: This wide-ranging interdisciplinary journal looks at the social, ethical, economic and political implications of the internet. Recent issues have focused on online and mobile gaming, the sharing economy, and the dark side of social media.
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