Does It Matter What Mama Says: Evaluating the Role of Parental Mediation in European Adolescents’ Excessive Internet Use

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veronika Kalmus ◽  
Lukas Blinka ◽  
Kjartan Ólafsson
Keyword(s):  
Internet Use ◽  
Parental Mediation ◽  
Excessive Internet Use

scholarly journals Spiritual belief and its link with potentially addictive behaviors in a youth sample in Switzerland

2018 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fei Chen ◽  
André Berchtold ◽  
Yara Barrense-Dias ◽  
Joan-Carles Suris
Keyword(s):  
Internet Use ◽  
Alcohol Misuse ◽  
Spiritual Belief ◽  
Addictive Behaviors ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Spiritual Beliefs ◽  
Addictive Disorders ◽  
Individuation Process ◽  
Excessive Internet Use

Abstract Background Earlier studies suggested a positive impact of spirituality on addictive disorders, but this effect has rarely been studied in a large adolescent and young adult population. Aim To examine the association between spiritual beliefs (general belief, the supporting role of spiritual belief, the critical role of spiritual belief) and potentially addictive behaviors (tobacco, alcohol, cannabis and other illegal drugs, excessive Internet use and gambling). Methods Data were collected using online self-report questionnaires among a sample of 5179 adolescents and young adults aged 15–24 years in post-mandatory education in Switzerland. Statistical analysis at bivariate and multivariate level was performed. Results At the bivariate level, spiritual beliefs were linked to a lower risk of tobacco smoking, alcohol misuse and cannabis use as well as an increased risk of Internet overuse and gambling. However, at the multivariate level, controlling for age, gender, language and place of birth, significant associations were found only for alcohol misuse, Internet overuse and gambling. Conclusion The study provides evidence that spiritual belief could protect youth from the risk of alcohol misuse but could also increase the risk of excessive Internet use and gambling. The role of spiritual beliefs in preventing or motivating these problematic behaviors is of great interest for adolescent health care providers and should be considered in the light of the separation-individuation process and transition from adolescence to adulthood.

scholarly journals The Role of Parents in Problematic Internet Use among US Adolescents

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 24-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Bleakley ◽  
Morgan Ellithorpe ◽  
Daniel Romer
Keyword(s):  
Parental Monitoring ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Parental Mediation ◽  
Problematic Internet Use ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Television Content ◽  
Internet Behavior ◽  
Role Of Parents

The internet has transformed the way youth communicate, learn, and network, with implications for their broader social, psychological, and physical health and well-being. With the technological capability of accessing the internet from anywhere, at any time, paired with the enormous variety of internet activities in which youth engage—from social networking to chatting to streaming videos to playing games to watching television content—instances of problematic internet behavior have emerged. We conducted an online national survey of 629 US adolescents ages 12–17 years old and a matching survey of one of their parents. We investigated the relationship between problematic internet behavior and parental monitoring, parental mediation of internet use, and parental estimates of their adolescent’s time spent using computers. Analyses showed that problematic internet use was associated with less parental monitoring and parental mediation and poorer parental relationships. Adolescents that spent a lot of time on the computer were also more likely to engage in problematic internet use. Although we cannot determine the direction of the relationships, results support the important role of parents in adolescents’ problematic internet use.

Social constraints associated with excessive internet use in adolescents: the role of family, school, peers, and neighbourhood

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (8) ◽  
pp. 1279-1287
Author(s):  
Lukas Blinka ◽  
Nika Šablatúrová ◽  
Anna Ševčíková ◽  
Daniela Husarova
Keyword(s):  
Internet Use ◽  
Social Constraints ◽  
Excessive Internet Use
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