ERIC Number: EJ1458164
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1350-293X
EISSN: EISSN-1752-1807
Digital Resources and Parental Mediation Parallelly Mediate the Impact of SES on Early Digital Literacy among Chinese Preschoolers
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, v33 n1 p110-124 2025
Digital literacy development begins in early childhood and contributes to a widening digital divide. The present study examines the complex interplay between family socioeconomic status (SES), home digital resources (HDR), parental mediation (PM), and early digital literacy development in young children. A survey titled Home Digital Practice Survey (HDPS) was responded to by 1,876 Chinese parents of preschoolers (M[subscript age] = 4.28 years, SD = 0.98, 48.8% girls). Results, derived from both correlation analysis and structural equation modeling, established that (1) there was a significant correlation between family SES and early digital literacy in children ([beta] = 0.102, p < 0.01), and (2) HDR ([beta] = 0.285, p < 0.001) and PM ([beta] = 0.290, p < 0.001) served as simultaneous mediators linking family SES and early digital literacy. The findings are discussed as relevant to minimizing the digital divide and enhancing children's digital literacy.
Descriptors: Digital Literacy, Early Childhood Education, Disadvantaged, Access to Internet, Preschool Children, Parents, Parent Attitudes, Socioeconomic Status, Family Environment, Access to Computers, Foreign Countries, Parent Role, Participant Characteristics, Early Experience, Influence of Technology
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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