Lack of Parental Control Is Longitudinally Associated With Higher Smartphone Addiction Tendency in Young Children: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Sep 4, 2024Journal of Korean medical science

Less Parental Control Is Linked to Increasing Smartphone Addiction Risk in Young Children Over Time

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Abstract

Data from 313 participants indicate that parents' lack of control over smartphone use is associated with higher addiction tendencies in young children.

  • Parents' higher smartphone addiction proneness is linked to an increased tendency for smartphone addiction in young children.
  • Lack of parental control over children's smartphone usage negatively impacts children's smartphone addiction risk.
  • The analysis utilized mixed effect models to assess changes in smartphone addiction tendencies over a four-year period.
  • Findings suggest that early intervention by parents may be necessary to mitigate smartphone addiction in children.

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