prof.dr. (Peter) P Nikken
- Location
- Burg. Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam
- Room
- M8-43
- Telephone
- 0104088090
- nikken@eshcc.eur.nl
Profile
Peter Nikken is Endowed Professor on Parental Mediation in the Department of media and Communication at the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication, Erasmus University Rotterdam.
His research interests is focused on the intermediate role of parents and professional educators for children’s media use. More specifically, Peter Nikken looks at how parents and co-educators experience the presence of media in the child’s environment and how their educational and care-giving strategies are related to the child’s development. Moreover, he also looks at how the media-industry affects parenting by either supporting parents and co-educators in their mediation practices or by creating problems for…
Peter Nikken is Endowed Professor on Parental Mediation in the Department of media and Communication at the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication, Erasmus University Rotterdam.
His research interests is focused on the intermediate role of parents and professional educators for children’s media use. More specifically, Peter Nikken looks at how parents and co-educators experience the presence of media in the child’s environment and how their educational and care-giving strategies are related to the child’s development. Moreover, he also looks at how the media-industry affects parenting by either supporting parents and co-educators in their mediation practices or by creating problems for parenting.
Peter Nikken has published widely both popular and academic reports on children, young people and media in the Netherlands and abroad. In addition, he has also given many presentations on children and media regarding media violence, advertising, children's TV broadcasting policy, and sex in the media. He is an academic consultant for several organisations, including Kijkwijzer and PEGI (the age-rating classification systems for media productions), Kennisnet/Mijn Kind Online, and the Dutch Media Authority (CvdM).
Peter Nikken is also a senior researcher at the Netherlands Youth Institute (NJi) in Utrecht and Lector in Child and media studies at Windesheim university for applied science, Zwolle. He received his PhD from Leiden University in 1999 with a thesis on quality standards for children's television.
- P. Nikken & S.J. Opree (2018). Guiding young children’s digital media use: SES-differences in mediation concerns and competence. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 27 (6), 1844-1857. doi: 10.1007/s10826-018-1018-3
- P. Nikken & J. de Haan (2018). Guiding young children’s internet usage at home: Problems that parents experience in their parental mediation and the need for parenting support. Cyberpsychology: journal of psychosocial research in cyberspace, 9 (1):3. doi: 10.5817/CP2015-1-3. [go to publisher's site]
- P. Nikken (2017). Implications of low or high media use among parents on young children’s media use. Cyberpsychology: journal of psychosocial research in cyberspace, 11 (3):1. doi: 10.5817/CP2017-3-1 [go to publisher's site]
- P. Nikken (2017). Determinanten van het zelfstandig en gezamenlijk gebruik van print- en beeldschermmedia door kinderen van 0 tot en met 6 jaar. Pedagogiek, 37 (3), 199-225. doi: 10.5117/PED2017.3.NIKK
- P. Nikken (2016). Vragen en ondersteuningsbehoefte bij de mediaopvoeding door ouders van jonge kinderen. Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschap (print), 44 (1), 4-23.
- D. de Vries, J. Peter, H. de Graaff & P. Nikken (2015). Adolescents’ social network site use, peer appearance-related feedback, and body dissatisfaction: Testing a mediation model. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 45 (1), 211-224. doi: 10.1007/s10964-015-0266-4
- P. Nikken & M.H. Schols (2015). How and why parents guide the media use of young children. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 24 (11), 3423-3435. doi: 10.1007/s10826-015-0144-4
- P. Nikken & J. Jansz (2013). Developing scales to measure parental mediation of young children's internet use. Learning, Media and Technology, 39 (2), 250-266. doi: 10.1080/17439884.2013.782038
- N. Sonck, P. Nikken & J. de Haan (2012). Determinants of internet mediation: a comparison of the reports by parents and children. Journal of Children and Media, 7 (1), 96-113.
- P. Nikken (2017). Parental mediation of media. In P. Roessler, C. Hoffner & L. van Zoonen (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of Media effects (pp. online). Hoboken: Wiley doi: 10.1002/9781118783764.wbieme0204
- J. Jansz & P. Nikken (2010). Games. In J. de Haan & R. Pijpers (Eds.), Contact! Children and New Media (pp. 29-53). Houten: Bohn Stafleu van Loghum
- P. Nikken (2018). Young children growing up in a media-saturated environment: The Dutch situation. In C. Martins, C. Rodrigues & C. Ponte (Eds.), Boom Digital? Crianças (3-8 anos) e ecrãs (pp. 93-112). Lisbon: ERC – Entidade Reguladora para a Comunicação Social
- P. Nikken (2017). Commentary: The need for evidence based parenting support. In A.R. Lahikainen, T. Mälkiä & K. Repo (Eds.), Media, family interaction and digitalisation of childhood (pp. 195-202). Cheltenham Glos: Edward Elgar Publishers
- P. Nikken (2011). Pubers, media en seks. In M. Clerkx, R. de Groot & F. Prins (Eds.), Grensoverschrijdend gedrag van pubers (pp. 85-100). Leuven: Garant
- P. Nikken (2018, februari 9). Instrumental use of media technology in childrearing: Relationships with trust in parenting. Ghent, Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap.
- P. Nikken (2015, november 24). Keynote Kinderen en media: De professional aan zet. Utrecht, Gemeente Utrecht.
- P. Nikken (2013, augustus 29). Keynote Media-pedagogiek in de 21e eeuw; heeft het nut om je daar in te verdiepen? Zwolle, Opening academic year Windesheim University of applied sciences.
- P. Nikken (2012, juni 6). Keynote Schadelijke effecten van media op minderjarige. Leuven, Vlaamse Regulator voor de Media.
- N. Sonck, P. Nikken & J. de Haan (2011). Determinants of internet mediation: a comparison of the reports by parents and children. EU kids online conference: London, UK (2011, september 22 - 2011, september 22).
- J. Jansz & P. Nikken (2011). Parental mediation of young children's internet use. EU Kids Online Conference: London (2011, september 22 - 2011, september 23).
- P. Nikken (2014). Keynote Parenting children with film: The Dutch situation. The 1st European Conference on Children’s Film: Erfurt (2014, juni 18).
- P. Nikken & M.H. Schols (2014). How and why parents guide the media use of infants, toddlers, kindergartners and early childhood children; an exploratory study. Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap 2014: Wageningen (2014, februari 3 - 2014, februari 4).
- M. Vergeer & P. Nikken (2016). Media en kinderen met een LVB: Een analyse van wat er al is en wat nog nodig is om kinderen met een LVB te includeren bij mediawijsheid. (Extern rapport). Utrecht / Hilversum: Nederlands Jeugdinstituut / Mediawijzer.net
- P. Nikken & A. Addink (2011). Opvoedondersteuning bij mediaopvoeding. (Intern rapport). Utrecht: Nederlands Jeugdinstituut
- P. Nikken & H. de Graaf (2011). Seks in de media: Wat doen jongeren er mee? Een onderzoek met twee metingen. (Intern rapport). Utrecht: Nederlands Jeugd Instituut
Media, Children and Parents
- Title
- Media, Children and Parents
- Year
- 2020
- Year level
- (BA-2) (BA-3)
Master Class
- Title
- Master Class
- Year
- 2020
- Year level
- (MA) (MA) (MA) (MA)
Master's Thesis
- Title
- Master's Thesis
- Year
- 2020
- Year level
- (MA) (MA) (MA) (MA)
(external) researcher
- University
- Erasmus University Rotterdam
- School
- Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication
- Department
- Department of Media and Communication
- Country
- The Netherlands
- Telephone
- 0104088090
Windesheim university of applied science
- Role
- Lector Youth and media
- Obtained Wage
- yes
- Start date approval
- Sep/2012
Netherlands Youth Institute
- Role
- senior researcher
- Obtained Wage
- yes
- Start date approval
- Jan/2007
Address
Visiting address
Burg. Oudlaan 50 3062 PA RotterdamPostal address
Postbus 1738 3000 DR RotterdamNews regarding prof.dr. (Peter) P Nikken
Peter Nikken over strafbare beelden in appgroepen
Buiten het zicht van ouders, gaan in appgroepen van scholieren, vooral die waar tientallen kinderen in zitten, strafbare beelden rond. Prof. dr. Peter Nikken geeft zijn deskundige mening in het NRC.
Peter Nikken bij NPO 1 Radio & het NRC over tieners en hun oordoppen
Peter Nikken verscheen afgelopen week in verschillende media, waaronder in het NRC Handelsblad en bij NPO 1 Radio. In beide werd het onderwerp: 'tieners met oordoppen' belicht.