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Parenting Sources: How Do Parents Differ in Their Efforts to Learn About Parenting?
Author(s) -
Radey Melissa,
Randolph Karen A.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
family relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1741-3729
pISSN - 0197-6664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2009.00573.x
Subject(s) - psychology , the internet , perspective (graphical) , logistic regression , developmental psychology , parenting styles , parent education , child rearing , parental monitoring , social psychology , medicine , computer science , artificial intelligence , world wide web
We surveyed randomly selected parents in one state ( N = 1, 081) to examine sources they used to gain child‐rearing information. On average, parents used five sources, most commonly books and family members. Usage patterns generally followed the “digital divide” perspective whereby higher education levels were associated with greater usage. Logistic regression results of Internet use showed, however, that being younger and unmarried increased the likelihood of use, indicating the Internet's potential for reaching potentially vulnerable parents.