Dual working parents’ awareness towards children internet activities in Federal Territory of Labuan

This paper explores the awareness of dual-working parents towards their children's internet activities in Federal Territory of Labuan (F. T. Labuan), Malaysia. The internet has been considered as an important tool for people to exchange information and interact with each other. The existence of...

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Main Authors: Wan Jaafar, Wan Munira, Faridzuan Teo, Ariff Azril, Hassan, Mohammad Mujaheed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institut Sosial Malaysia 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118195/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118195/1/118195.pdf
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author Wan Jaafar, Wan Munira
Faridzuan Teo, Ariff Azril
Hassan, Mohammad Mujaheed
author_facet Wan Jaafar, Wan Munira
Faridzuan Teo, Ariff Azril
Hassan, Mohammad Mujaheed
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description This paper explores the awareness of dual-working parents towards their children's internet activities in Federal Territory of Labuan (F. T. Labuan), Malaysia. The internet has been considered as an important tool for people to exchange information and interact with each other. The existence of smartphones and mobile devices has become a menace towards parents to monitor their children’s internet activities. Moreover, with the huge shift of mothers participating in the work sector, it has been increasingly challenging for dual-working parents to check and control their children’s internet activities. A semi-structured interview was conducted with 11 families. The interview data were then analysed using qualitative method. The results showed that dual working parents in Labuan were mostly aware of the games and sites that their children often access dual working parents described that the main activities done by children are for the purpose of seeking entertainment, virtual social interaction and education.
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spelling upm-1181952025-07-08T02:34:33Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118195/ Dual working parents’ awareness towards children internet activities in Federal Territory of Labuan Wan Jaafar, Wan Munira Faridzuan Teo, Ariff Azril Hassan, Mohammad Mujaheed This paper explores the awareness of dual-working parents towards their children's internet activities in Federal Territory of Labuan (F. T. Labuan), Malaysia. The internet has been considered as an important tool for people to exchange information and interact with each other. The existence of smartphones and mobile devices has become a menace towards parents to monitor their children’s internet activities. Moreover, with the huge shift of mothers participating in the work sector, it has been increasingly challenging for dual-working parents to check and control their children’s internet activities. A semi-structured interview was conducted with 11 families. The interview data were then analysed using qualitative method. The results showed that dual working parents in Labuan were mostly aware of the games and sites that their children often access dual working parents described that the main activities done by children are for the purpose of seeking entertainment, virtual social interaction and education. Institut Sosial Malaysia 2024-10-29 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118195/1/118195.pdf Wan Jaafar, Wan Munira and Faridzuan Teo, Ariff Azril and Hassan, Mohammad Mujaheed (2024) Dual working parents’ awareness towards children internet activities in Federal Territory of Labuan. International Journal of Social Policy and Society, 20. pp. 88-100. ISSN 2811-4140; eISSN: 2811-4574 https://ijsps.ism.gov.my/IJSPS/article/view/306#:~:text=The%20results%20showed%20that%20dual,virtual%20social%20interaction%20and%20education.
spellingShingle Wan Jaafar, Wan Munira
Faridzuan Teo, Ariff Azril
Hassan, Mohammad Mujaheed
Dual working parents’ awareness towards children internet activities in Federal Territory of Labuan
title Dual working parents’ awareness towards children internet activities in Federal Territory of Labuan
title_full Dual working parents’ awareness towards children internet activities in Federal Territory of Labuan
title_fullStr Dual working parents’ awareness towards children internet activities in Federal Territory of Labuan
title_full_unstemmed Dual working parents’ awareness towards children internet activities in Federal Territory of Labuan
title_short Dual working parents’ awareness towards children internet activities in Federal Territory of Labuan
title_sort dual working parents’ awareness towards children internet activities in federal territory of labuan
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118195/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118195/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118195/1/118195.pdf