FROM FAMILY SHARING TO DIGITAL EXPOSURE: BIBLIOMETRIC INSIGHTS ON SHARENTING AND CHILD REPRESENTATION ONLINE
DARI BERBAGI DALAM KELUARGA HINGGA PAPARAN DIGITAL: WAWASAN BIBLIOMETRIK TENTANG SHARENTING DAN PERWAKILAN ANAK DI DUNIA MAYA
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https://doi.org/10.31947/aiccon2025.v1i2.47961Keywords:
Bibliometric Analysis, Digital Literacy, Sharenting PracticesAbstract
This study aims to map the trends and developments in academic research on sharenting practices between 2016 and 2025. This study employs a quantitative approach through bibliometric analysis. Data was collected using the Publish or Perish software with the keyword “sharenting” in the Scopus-indexed journal category. After the screening process, 179 relevant articles published over the past ten years were identified. The data was then exported in RIS file format and analyzed using VOSviewer. The analysis results were visualized in three forms: Network Visualization, Overlay Visualization, and Density Visualization. The study findings indicate that sharenting research has seen significant development across various dimensions, ranging from parent-child relationships and digital rights to emerging issues such as digital identity, children’s self-representation, and specific social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram. Network Visualization identified 12 main thematic clusters, while Overlay Visualization showed that research on platforms and contemporary implications has only begun to develop in the past two years. Density Visualization highlighted the highest concentration areas on topics related to sharenting, parents, and children, while issues such as the privacy paradox and digital identity are still developing on the periphery of the discourse. The conclusions of this study emphasize that sharenting research is not stagnant but demonstrates contextual interdisciplinary expansion following the dynamics of media technology and family social practices. Sharenting research within a media and information literacy approach plays a crucial role in enhancing parents' awareness, responsibility, and digital literacy in managing children's information, while also serving as a strategic foundation for building an ethical media literacy culture at the family and digital society levels in Indonesia.
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