El rol de los padres como reguladores del juego digital y su impacto académico

Christian Simón Morales Jaramillo; Elida María Rivero Rodríguez

doi:10.70577/asce.v5i2.934

Authors

Christian Simón Morales Jaramillo Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1061-5424
Elida María Rivero Rodríguez Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8537-7832

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70577/asce.v5i2.934

Keywords:

digital gaming, parental mediation, family regulation, academic performance.

Abstract

Widespread access to cell phones in rural Ecuadorian households has transformed digital gaming into a daily activity for school-aged children, without families always having the tools, time, or criteria to regulate it. This study determined the correlation between parental regulation of digital gaming and the perceived academic performance of students in the upper secondary level of the "Miguel de Letamendi" Basic Education School, Colonche parish, Santa Elena, Ecuador, during the 2023-2024 academic year. The research employed a quantitative approach, with a non-experimental, cross-sectional, and correlational design. The sample consisted of 108 participants: 54 parents or legal guardians and 54 students, selected through non-probability convenience sampling. A five-point Likert-type questionnaire was administered, organized into two dimensions: parental regulation of digital gaming (16 items) and perceived academic performance (14 items). Content validity was verified through expert judgment, with Aiken's V ≥ 0.80, and reliability was established using Cronbach's alpha, with values of α = 0.86 and α = 0.83, respectively. The Shapiro-Wilk test revealed a non-normal distribution for both variables; therefore, Spearman's rank correlation coefficient was used. The results showed means of 2.58 for parental regulation and 2.66 for perceived academic performance. The calculated rho coefficient was 0.63; p < 0.001. It is concluded that there is a moderate-to-high positive correlation between both variables, without establishing causality, consistent with the stated methodological design.

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