The Effect of Digital Literacy and Parental Mediation on the Risks of Online Education about the Mediating Role of Students' Self-Control.

The present study aimed to determine the relationship between digital literacy and parental mediation with online education risks concerning the mediating role of students' self-control. In this regard, the present study is applied research and descriptive survey, and correlational research. The study's statistical population consisted of first-grade high school students in District 1 of Tehran 220 people were selected as a sample by simple random sampling. A standard questionnaire was used to collect information and its validity and reliability were confirmed. Also, the partial least squares method and PLS software were used for data analysis. The results showed that digital literacy and parental mediation have a significant negative relationship with online education risks. The mediating role of self-control in the relationship between parental mediation and digital literacy with educational risks was also confirmed. Therefore, it can be concluded that increasing digital literacy and the presence of parents in online education can reduce the risks that students may face. Also, if students have good self-control in this area, this effect will be greater.