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Subbarao, Anusuyah and Salman, Ahmad and Farhana, Kaniz (2026) Parenting and Children’s Screen Use (2010–2025): A Bibliometric Mapping of Trends, Intellectual Structure, and Cross-Cultural Research Gaps. Societies, 16 (4). p. 131. ISSN 2075-4698

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first_pagesettingsOrder Article Reprints Open AccessReview Parenting and Children’s Screen Use (2010–2025): A Bibliometric Mapping of Trends, Intellectual Structure, and Cross-Cultural Research Gaps by Anusuyah Subbarao 1,2ORCID,Ahmad Salman 1,2,* andKaniz Farhana 2ORCID 1 Centre for Management and Marketing Innovation (CMMI), CoE for Business Innovation and Communication, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya 63100, Malaysia 2 Faculty of Management, Multimedia University, Persiaran Multimedia, Cyberjaya 63100, Malaysia * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Societies 2026, 16(4), 131; https://doi.org/10.3390/soc16040131 Submission received: 17 January 2026 / Revised: 2 March 2026 / Accepted: 14 March 2026 / Published: 20 April 2026 Downloadkeyboard_arrow_down Browse Figures Versions Notes Abstract This study maps the global scholarly landscape on digital parenting and children’s digital device use through bibliometric analysis of 628 Scopus articles (2010–2025). Using PRISMA-guided screening and science-mapping visualisations (VOSviewer and CiteSpace), the review identifies publication growth, influential sources, intellectual structures, and thematic clusters shaping the field. The mapped knowledge structure is dominated by health and media-effects traditions, with major research fronts centred on parental mediation, screen-time outcomes, online safety, and digital wellbeing. Crucially, the analysis shows that parenting perspectives remain weakly represented within this global corpus, with limited engagement with faith-based concepts that could shape mediation practices and moral reasoning in households. This underrepresentation contributes to a Western-centric evidence base, indicating a need for Islamically situated digital parenting research that integrates developmental concerns with ethics and culturally grounded mediation strategies. The study concludes by proposing a focused research agenda to strengthen theory building and empirical work in family contexts.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Digital parenting, Islamic parenting
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Divisions:	Faculty of Management (FOM)
Depositing User:	Ms Rosnani Abd Wahab
Date Deposited:	05 Jun 2026 08:16
Last Modified:	05 Jun 2026 08:16
URII:	http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/id/eprint/16070

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