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Parental Internet practices in the family system: Restrictive mediation, problematic Internet use, and adolescents' age-related variations in perceptions of parent-child relationship quality.

The current study draws from family systems theory to investigate the relationships between parents' Internet practices, adolescent age (as a proxy for child development), and adolescents' perceptions of parent-adolescent relationship quality. Secondary data analysis of 4,592 U.S. parent-adolescent...

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Published in:Journal of Social & Personal Relationships Vol. 41; no. 6; pp. 1347 - 1370
Main Authors: Peebles, Alanna, Chen, Y. Anthony
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Sage Publications, Ltd. Jun2024
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          Family Systems Theory
          Parents Psychosocial Factors
          Internet Utilization
          Discipline
          Internet Addiction Psychosocial Factors
          Parent-Child Relations Evaluation
          Attitude Evaluation
          Attitude Evaluation
          Age Factors
          Human
          Male
          Female
          Child
          Adolescence
          Secondary Analysis
          Descriptive Statistics
          Parental Attitudes
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          Child: 6-12 years
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
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      ab: The current study draws from family systems theory to investigate the relationships between parents' Internet practices, adolescent age (as a proxy for child development), and adolescents' perceptions of parent-adolescent relationship quality. Secondary data analysis of 4,592 U.S. parent-adolescent dyads from a nationally representative cross-sectional survey revealed that when parents reported having more problematic Internet use, adolescents (ages 12–17) reported having worse relationships with their parents. Stricter rules regarding Internet usage were associated with lower parent-adolescent relationship quality. This negative relationship was more pronounced for adolescents 14.55 years old and older. Unexpectedly, having stricter rules about Internet content was related to better parent-adolescent relationship quality; this association was weaker for older adolescents. The findings provide insight into the differences between restrictive Internet mediation practices about time and content, the importance of examining parents' problematic Internet use, and the need for considering children's development when examining the role of media in the family system.
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