---
_id: '55271'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Children’s information-related internet use positively affects their acquisition
    of computer- and information-related skills. Nevertheless, this use still occurs
    predominantly in the family context. Parents’ support of their children’s internet
    use can motivate them to use the internet for information-related purposes. However,
    while parents’ support seems to be important, the quantity and quality of parental
    support have been shown to have different associations with children’s motivation.
    Thus, the goal of the current study was to examine the relationship between parents’
    support (quantity and quality), children’s motivation to engage in information-related
    internet use, and children’s actual information-related internet use (practical
    and school- or learning-related use) using structural equation modeling. In addition,
    we examined the mediating effects of children’s motivation. Specifically, 492
    12-year-old German children answered a paper-and-pencil questionnaire. We found
    positive associations between the quantity and quality of parents’ support and
    children’s intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, while only structure-giving support
    was found to be related to children’s intrinsic motivation. The quantity of support
    was directly related to children’s school- or learning-related use, while intrinsic
    motivation was associated with both forms of information-related internet use.
    Furthermore, we confirmed that children’s motivation is an important mediator
    in this context. The implications of these findings for parents and children are
    considered.
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Nicole
  full_name: Gruchel, Nicole
  id: '38556'
  last_name: Gruchel
- first_name: Ricarda
  full_name: Kurock, Ricarda
  id: '78797'
  last_name: Kurock
- first_name: 'Sabrina '
  full_name: 'Bonanati, Sabrina '
  last_name: Bonanati
- first_name: Heike M.
  full_name: Buhl, Heike M.
  id: '27152'
  last_name: Buhl
citation:
  ama: 'Gruchel N, Kurock R, Bonanati S, Buhl HM. Children’s Information-Related Internet
    Use at Home: The Role of the Quantity and Quality of Parental Support and Children’s
    Motivation. <i>Journal of Research in Childhood Education</i>. Published online
    2024.'
  apa: 'Gruchel, N., Kurock, R., Bonanati, S., &#38; Buhl, H. M. (2024). Children’s
    Information-Related Internet Use at Home: The Role of the Quantity and Quality
    of Parental Support and Children’s Motivation. <i>Journal of Research in Childhood
    Education</i>.'
  bibtex: '@article{Gruchel_Kurock_Bonanati_Buhl_2024, title={Children’s Information-Related
    Internet Use at Home: The Role of the Quantity and Quality of Parental Support
    and Children’s Motivation}, journal={Journal of Research in Childhood Education},
    author={Gruchel, Nicole and Kurock, Ricarda and Bonanati, Sabrina  and Buhl, Heike
    M.}, year={2024} }'
  chicago: 'Gruchel, Nicole, Ricarda Kurock, Sabrina  Bonanati, and Heike M. Buhl.
    “Children’s Information-Related Internet Use at Home: The Role of the Quantity
    and Quality of Parental Support and Children’s Motivation.” <i>Journal of Research
    in Childhood Education</i>, 2024.'
  ieee: 'N. Gruchel, R. Kurock, S. Bonanati, and H. M. Buhl, “Children’s Information-Related
    Internet Use at Home: The Role of the Quantity and Quality of Parental Support
    and Children’s Motivation,” <i>Journal of Research in Childhood Education</i>,
    2024.'
  mla: 'Gruchel, Nicole, et al. “Children’s Information-Related Internet Use at Home:
    The Role of the Quantity and Quality of Parental Support and Children’s Motivation.”
    <i>Journal of Research in Childhood Education</i>, 2024.'
  short: N. Gruchel, R. Kurock, S. Bonanati, H.M. Buhl, Journal of Research in Childhood
    Education (2024).
date_created: 2024-07-16T06:38:34Z
date_updated: 2026-01-22T08:21:34Z
ddc:
- '150'
department:
- _id: '427'
keyword:
- children's motivation
- information-related internet use
- quality of parental support
- quantity of parental support
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- url: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02568543.2024.2376099
project:
- _id: '378'
  name: 'DigHomE: DigHomE: Digital Home Learning Environment – Gelingensbedingungen
    elterlicher Unterstützung bei der informationsorientierten Internetnutzung'
publication: Journal of Research in Childhood Education
status: public
title: 'Children’s Information-Related Internet Use at Home: The Role of the Quantity
  and Quality of Parental Support and Children’s Motivation'
type: journal_article
user_id: '38556'
year: '2024'
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