Department of Medicine and Surgery, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.
Operative Research Unit of Pediatrics, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio- Medico, Rome, Italy.
Ital J Pediatr. 2024 Oct 29;50(1):226. doi: 10.1186/s13052-024-01797-5.
This pilot study examines the widespread phenomenon of "sharenting" and how it is perceived by parents. Given the increasing prevalence of this practice, the study aims to explore parental awareness of its potential risks and assess whether it is perceived as a form of child abuse, particularly regarding the violation of children's privacy. While traditional forms of child abuse inflict direct harm on the child, sharenting can damage the child's image and pose risks to their well-being, both in the present and the future. We evaluated the potential correlation between specific demographic characteristics and parents' social media usage. The study aimed to assess the possibility of expanding the research by involving European pediatric societies to obtain comparable data and develop family education programs with the goal of limiting this phenomenon. It also emphasizes the important role that pediatricians and schools can play in these programs.
The study was designed using a survey model, one of the recognized quantitative research methods described in the literature and was conducted by the Pediatric Department of the University Hospital Campus Bio-Medico in Rome between November 2023 and January 2024.
Data from this study indicate that gender, age, education level, number of children, and number of social media accounts were not associated with sharenting phenomenon and suggest that the frequency and the onset time of sharenting were the main influencing variables in the perception of sharenting phenomenon as neglect and abuse.
Preventive interventions, such as counseling and parental education, are essential to safeguard children's well-being and prioritize their best interests, including their privacy and identity. Moreover, while the data from this study are limited, they underscore the importance of expanding data collection efforts across different countries. Establishing a comprehensive database could be beneficial for local and European governments in developing policies and educational programs aimed at mitigating potential risks associated with the improper exploitation of personal data, thus safeguarding children in both the short and long term.
本研究旨在探讨“晒娃”这一普遍现象及其在家长中的认知。鉴于这种行为日益普遍，本研究旨在探索家长对其潜在风险的认知，并评估其是否被视为一种儿童虐待形式，尤其是在侵犯儿童隐私方面。虽然传统形式的儿童虐待会直接伤害儿童，但“晒娃”可能会损害儿童形象，并对其现在和未来的福祉造成风险。我们评估了特定人口统计学特征与父母社交媒体使用之间的潜在相关性。本研究旨在评估通过邀请欧洲儿科协会参与研究来扩大研究范围的可能性，以获取可比数据并制定家庭教育计划，从而限制这一现象。本研究还强调了儿科医生和学校在这些计划中可以发挥的重要作用。
本研究采用问卷调查的方法，这是文献中描述的一种公认的定量研究方法之一，于 2023 年 11 月至 2024 年 1 月在罗马 Campus Bio-Medico 大学医院儿科部门进行。
本研究数据表明，性别、年龄、教育程度、子女数量和社交媒体账号数量与“晒娃”现象无关，且“晒娃”的频率和开始时间是影响将“晒娃”现象视为忽视和虐待的主要变量。
预防干预措施，如咨询和家长教育，对于保护儿童福祉和优先考虑其最大利益（包括隐私和身份）至关重要。此外，尽管本研究的数据有限，但它们强调了在不同国家扩大数据收集工作的重要性。建立一个全面的数据库对于当地和欧洲政府制定政策和教育计划以减轻个人数据不当利用相关的潜在风险，从而在短期和长期内保护儿童，可能是有益的。
