Emerging Impact of Parental Internet Addiction on Adolescent Internet Use: A Cross‐Cultural Perspective DOI Creative Commons
Ala Yankouskaya, Raian Ali, Sameha Alshakhsi

et al.

New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 2025(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

The escalating global concern about internet addiction (IA) in adolescents has driven the necessity to investigate its predictors and their potential effects on youth development. We used a novel methodological approach facilitate this research assessed IA parents across five countries—GCC countries, Greece, Italy, Turkey, United Kingdom. A total of 1530 participants completed surveys evaluating parental IA, monitoring practices, adolescent symptoms. found striking evidence that involvement nonessential online activities, frequent arguments between children were significant IA. Our data suggest similar sociopsychological mechanisms underlying development various cultural contexts. Contrary earlier assumptions, time spent did not predict suggesting simply regulating screen may be insufficient reduce youth. Instead, tight corresponding symptoms parent indicate need for family‐centered interventions mitigate risks.

Language: Английский

Emerging Impact of Parental Internet Addiction on Adolescent Internet Use: A Cross‐Cultural Perspective DOI Creative Commons
Ala Yankouskaya, Raian Ali, Sameha Alshakhsi

et al.

New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 2025(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

The escalating global concern about internet addiction (IA) in adolescents has driven the necessity to investigate its predictors and their potential effects on youth development. We used a novel methodological approach facilitate this research assessed IA parents across five countries—GCC countries, Greece, Italy, Turkey, United Kingdom. A total of 1530 participants completed surveys evaluating parental IA, monitoring practices, adolescent symptoms. found striking evidence that involvement nonessential online activities, frequent arguments between children were significant IA. Our data suggest similar sociopsychological mechanisms underlying development various cultural contexts. Contrary earlier assumptions, time spent did not predict suggesting simply regulating screen may be insufficient reduce youth. Instead, tight corresponding symptoms parent indicate need for family‐centered interventions mitigate risks.

Language: Английский

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