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App features that fulfill parents’ needs in apps for children
When parents select apps for young children (3–7), they have particular needs. However, it is unclear how these needs might be fulfilled. Uses and gratifications theory predicts that specific features of apps can fulfill needs, but empirical evidence regarding the types of features that fulfill thes...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6099983/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30167307 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050157918759571 |
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author | Broekman, Francette L. Piotrowski, Jessica Taylor Beentjes, Hans W. J. Valkenburg, Patti M. |
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description | When parents select apps for young children (3–7), they have particular needs. However, it is unclear how these needs might be fulfilled. Uses and gratifications theory predicts that specific features of apps can fulfill needs, but empirical evidence regarding the types of features that fulfill these needs is nonexistent. To address this gap, a multimethodological design was used. Qualitative interviews (n = 20) revealed 23 features in children’s apps that parents believe are important. A subsequent survey (n = 591) showed that parents want apps with (a) clear design; (b) tailorable, controllable, educational content; (c) challenges and rewards; and (d) technological innovation. Consistent with theory, analyses revealed that parents’ needs relate to these app features, but child’s age and gender play a key role in this relationship. |
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spelling | pubmed-60999832018-08-28 App features that fulfill parents’ needs in apps for children Broekman, Francette L. Piotrowski, Jessica Taylor Beentjes, Hans W. J. Valkenburg, Patti M. Mob Media Commun Articles When parents select apps for young children (3–7), they have particular needs. However, it is unclear how these needs might be fulfilled. Uses and gratifications theory predicts that specific features of apps can fulfill needs, but empirical evidence regarding the types of features that fulfill these needs is nonexistent. To address this gap, a multimethodological design was used. Qualitative interviews (n = 20) revealed 23 features in children’s apps that parents believe are important. A subsequent survey (n = 591) showed that parents want apps with (a) clear design; (b) tailorable, controllable, educational content; (c) challenges and rewards; and (d) technological innovation. Consistent with theory, analyses revealed that parents’ needs relate to these app features, but child’s age and gender play a key role in this relationship. SAGE Publications 2018-04-16 2018-09 /pmc/articles/PMC6099983/ /pubmed/30167307 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050157918759571 Text en © The Author(s) 2018 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
spellingShingle | Articles Broekman, Francette L. Piotrowski, Jessica Taylor Beentjes, Hans W. J. Valkenburg, Patti M. App features that fulfill parents’ needs in apps for children |
title | App features that fulfill parents’ needs in apps for children |
title_full | App features that fulfill parents’ needs in apps for children |
title_fullStr | App features that fulfill parents’ needs in apps for children |
title_full_unstemmed | App features that fulfill parents’ needs in apps for children |
title_short | App features that fulfill parents’ needs in apps for children |
title_sort | app features that fulfill parents’ needs in apps for children |
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url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6099983/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30167307 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050157918759571 |
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