Conditions Contributing to Positive and Negative Outcomes of Children’s ICT Use: Protocol for a Scoping Review

Idunn Seland (), Halla B. Holmarsdottir, Christer Hyggen, Olaf Kapella, Dimitris Parsanoglou and Merike Sisask
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Idunn Seland: Faculty of Education and International Studies, Oslo Metropolitan University, 0130 Oslo, Norway
Halla B. Holmarsdottir: Faculty of Education and International Studies, Oslo Metropolitan University, 0130 Oslo, Norway
Christer Hyggen: Centre for Welfare and Labour Research, Oslo Metropolitan University, 0130 Oslo, Norway
Olaf Kapella: Faculty of Social Sciences, Universität Wien, 1010 Vienna, Austria
Dimitris Parsanoglou: Department of Sociology, Panteion University, 17671 Athens, Greece
Merike Sisask: School of Governance, Law and Society, Tallinn University, 10120 Tallinn, Estonia

Societies, 2022, vol. 12, issue 5, 1-14

Abstract: Children and young people are often labelled the “digital generation”, naturally equipped with the skills to reap the benefits of digitised education, working life and communication through social media now and in the future. However, this age group’s use of information and communication technology (ICT) is not uniform, nor are the outcomes of their adaption to ICT. Shaped by their social environment and socioeconomic conditions, the potential benefits of children’s and young people’s ICT use may vary greatly, contributing to increased inequalities that exacerbate vulnerability for some while promoting health and well-being for others. This paper presents a protocol for conceptualising, systematically identifying and synthesising the literature on which conditions contribute to children and young people being negatively or positively impacted by their use of ICT. Here, children and young people are seen as social actors in four domains of their everyday lives illustrated through the digital ecosystem: family, leisure, education and civic participation. This protocol’s overview of the actors’ navigation within and across the different domains and potential for studying the interactions between the different spheres of the ecosystem may advance the understanding of both the risks and benefits facing children and young people in their digital lives.

Keywords: children; young people; information and communication technology; social media; family; leisure; social environment; social inequalities; health and well-being (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 A14 P P0 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 Z1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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