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Parental mediation and adolescent internet addiction: The role of parent-child relationship and parental internet addiction
How Parent-Child Relationships and Parents' Internet Use Relate to Teen Internet Addiction
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Abstract
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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