THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARENTAL DIMENSIONS AND PROBLEMATIC INTERNET USE AMONG YOUNG ADOLESCENTS
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARENTAL DIMENSIONS AND PROBLEMATIC INTERNET USE AMONG YOUNG ADOLESCENTS
Author(s): Žana S. Vrućinić, Miona RodićSubject(s): Psychology of Self, Behaviorism, Social Informatics, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Evropski defendologija centar za naučna, politička, ekonomska, socijalna, bezbjednosna, sociološka i kriminološka istraživanja
Keywords: parental dimensions; parental Internet activity control; problematic Internet use; younger adolescents;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between parental dimensions, estimated by children and problematic Internet use among young adolescents. The study also examined the relationship between parental control of their children's online activities and problematic Internet use. For this purpose, 218 eighth and ninth graders completed a questionnaire composed of general data and data on Internet use, devised by the authors, as well as Internet Addiction Test (IAT) (Young, 1998a), and Children's Reports of parental Behavior Inventory (CRPBI-57) (Keresteš, 1999). The results showed a statistically significant negative connection between the acceptance by mothers and father and problematic Internet use among young adolescents. As predicted, we found a statistically significant positive connection between psychological control by the mother and father and problematic Internet use. We found no positive connection between behavioral control of the mother and father and problematic Internet use. There was no statistical significance in Young's revised Internet Addiction Test scoring in adolescents, pertaining to the degree of controlled Internet use by parents.
Journal: DEFENDOLOGIJA
- Issue Year: 19/2016
- Issue No: 37-38
- Page Range: 65-83
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English