The importance of family patterns – children’s and parents’ media use during COVID-19 ; A családi minta fontossága – szülő és gyermek médiahasználata a COVID-19 idején

Nowadays, children are also considered as media users, and this process has only been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, for example by the transition to the online education. The aim of our research was to examine the parental attitude towards the media using habits of their child and the principles of regulation. We were especially interested in how the previous use has changed during the pandemic. 30 participants were interviewed, 15 parents (5 parents of pre-schoolers, 5 parents of elementary school children, and 5 parents of adolescents), and 15 participants who are planning to have children in the future. The data collection took place in the spring of 2022. The main focus of the questions were the digital facilities of the families, the amount and the rules of using digital devices. Based on our results, the families are well equipped with digital devices, and the preferred device is changing with the age of the child. The main activity is watching television among the pre-schoolers, while later on the smartphone and the children’s own computer or laptop takes this place. The intensity of media use increases with age, and particularly increased during the pandemic. At the same time, parental control and the regulation of the media use decreased. However, the parental model of the use has significant impact on the child’s own habits (especially at primary school age). The regulation should include not only the amount of the digital content, but also the quality and the conditions of the consumption. ; Manapság a gyermekek is már médiahasználónak minősülnek, ezt a folyamatot pedig csak tovább gyorsította a COVID–19 világjárvány megjelenése, például az online oktatásra való átállással. Kutatásunk célja a szülői attitűd megvizsgálása volt a gyermekük médiahasználati szokásaira, illetve annak szabályozási elveire vonatkozóan. Különösen arra voltunk kíváncsiak, mennyiben változott a korábbi használat a világjárvány ideje alatt. Összesen 30 fővel készült interjú, melyből 15 szülő (5 fő óvodás, 5 fő általános ...