J 2022

Explaining inequalities in vulnerable children’s digital skills : The effect of individual and social discrimination

MASCHERONI, Giovanna; Davide CINO; Jakub MIKUŠKA and David ŠMAHEL

Basic information

Original name

Explaining inequalities in vulnerable children’s digital skills : The effect of individual and social discrimination

Authors

MASCHERONI, Giovanna; Davide CINO; Jakub MIKUŠKA and David ŠMAHEL

Edition

Society, London, SAGE Publications, 2022, 1461-4448

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

References:

Marked to be transferred to RIV

Yes

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/22:00135010

Organization

Fakulta sociálních studií – Repository – Repository

EID Scopus

Keywords in English

Children; digital inclusion; digital skills; discrimination; parental mediation

Links

870612, interní kód Repo.
Changed: 7/1/2026 00:50, RNDr. Daniel Jakubík

Abstract

In the original language

While the Internet is part of everyday life for many children, inequalities exist in their digital skills, with little known about the influence of perceived discrimination on these inequalities. Building on survey data collected from nationally representative samples of 10,820 children aged 12–16 in 14 European countries, we seek to understand whether and how disadvantaged children may fall behind their more advantaged peers across Europe with respect to digital skills, as well as the role played by perceived individual and social discrimination in acquiring these skills. The findings show that perceived individual and social discrimination affect the relationships of socio-cultural resources (age, gender, preference for online social interaction) and personal resources (self-efficacy) with digital skills. Therefore, even in countries where Internet use is an integral part of children’s lives, interventions should be made to prevent perceived offline discrimination translating into digital inequalities.

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