Motive and Impact of Sharenting: An Investigation among Parents and Child (2024)

Abstract

This research aims to study the motives behind sharenting and its impacts. The participants include 11 parents and 12 adolescents from the same family by purposive selection and snowball sampling. The results from the online questionnaire and in-depth interview reveal that both parents and children agreed that creating an informative archive is the most influential motive. Based on the perspective of sharenting interviews with children, four themes were identified: 1) their decision to befriend their parents on social media, 2) their satisfaction with sharenting when it leads to their parent’s happiness and when the motive is creating an informative archive or impression management.
Additionally, children feel satisfied when their parents ask for their permission before posting about them on social media,
Sharing personal information on social media, if that action brings happiness to one's parents.
Or sharing it to preserve memories and create a lasting impression, as well as to feel good when parents...
3) their dissatisfaction due to shyness, embarrassment, or concern regarding privacy, and sharenting boundaries.

Author Nasarapa Narmphring, Chawisa Kratonklang Pranompron Poomjan Aoranuch Thanomwong and Suchada Sakolkitroungroth

Methodology Questionnaires and Inadept Interview

Journal Social Science and Humanities Science, KSU

Year: 2567

Keywords The sharing of children's personal information on social media: Impacts and motivations.

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