Funkcjonalność wychowawcza rodziny a ryzykowna aktywność młodzieży w Internecie
The upbringing functionality of the family and online risk behaviours of young persons

Summary/Abstract: Aim: The authors have made online risk behaviours of young persons the subjectof their analysis. The behaviours pertained to: (1) online dating, (2) staying up all night to be online, (3), online “hating”, and (4) neglecting studying to be online. Methods: The research sample consisted of 674 students of diverse schools (secondary and vocational schools in the Dolnośląskie voivodship). The average age was 18.43 years. The research was conducted on the basis of the Pearson correlation analysis, multiple regression analysis, and factor regression analysis. Results: On the basis of the conducted research it has been established that there is a statistically significant correlation between the tendency to engage in risk behaviours online and (1) externalisation problems, (2) sensation seeking, (3) a general tendency to engage in risk behaviour, that is, neurobehavioural disinhibition, as well as (4) the functionality of the family of origin, with a negative correlation with the latter. Conclusions: Individuals with a high level of neurobehavioral disinhibition from families with high upbringing functionality (which implies a high resilience of the family system as well as a high quality of the purposeful influence on the children – authoritative parenting) display a tendency to take risks online to a level comparable with non-disinhibited individuals, while a low functionality of the family in association with a high level of neurobehavioral disinhibition significantly increases the indicators of risk behaviour online among young persons.

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