ABSTRACT

Home users of information and communication technologies are often the target of online attacks. At the same time they tend to lack the knowledge and skills to effectively protect themselves. Families with children are in a particularly difficult position since parents are responsible not only for their own digital safety, but of their children’s too. This study focuses on the sources of digital security information used by parents. The aim of this study was to determine the factors that are associated with parents’ preferences for digital security information. To achieve this aim, we conducted an online survey of 331 Czech parents and examined the patterns of sources used for digital security information using latent class analysis. This analysis identified four groups of parents: (1) those relying predominantly on the internet in general, (2) those using specialised sources (expert websites and professionals), (3) those utilising a wide spectrum of sources, including internet, television, and friends and family, and (4) those who predominantly gain information from their partners, and partially from specialists. The study also shows that the preferences of specific sources are connected to parental mediation practices and both parents’ internet skills.

摘要

信息和通信技术的家庭用户通常是在线攻击的目标。同时，他们往往缺乏有效保护自己的知识和技能。有孩子的家庭处于特别困难的境地，因为父母不仅要对自己的数字安全负责，还要对孩子的安全负责。本研究重点关注父母使用的数字安全信息的来源。本研究的目的是确定与父母对数字安全信息的偏好相关的因素。为了实现这一目标，我们对 331 名捷克父母进行了在线调查，并使用潜在类别分析检查了用于数字安全信息的来源模式。该分析确定了四组父母：（1）一般主要依赖互联网的父母，(2) 使用专业资源（专家网站和专业人员）的人，(3) 使用广泛资源的人，包括互联网、电视、朋友和家人，以及 (4) 主要从合作伙伴那里获取信息的人，部分来自专家。该研究还表明，特定来源的偏好与父母的调解做法和父母双方的互联网技能有关。