How Parent-Child Relationships and Parents' Internet Use Relate to Teen Internet Addiction

Data from an online survey of 8182 Chinese adolescents reveals a complex relationship between parental mediation and adolescent internet addiction.

• Stricter parental mediation is directly associated with lower levels of adolescent internet addiction.
• A poorer parent-child relationship is linked to higher levels of adolescent internet addiction.
• Parent-child relationships may be negatively impacted by stricter parental mediation.
• Parental internet addiction moderates the relationship between parent-child dynamics and adolescent internet addiction.
• Findings suggest the need to improve parent-child relationships and address parental internet addiction.

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