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Parenting styles and Internet use
Author(s) -
TurPorcar Ana
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
psychology and marketing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.035
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1520-6793
pISSN - 0742-6046
DOI - 10.1002/mar.21040
Subject(s) - the internet , psychology , addiction , style (visual arts) , parenting styles , social psychology , developmental psychology , addictive behavior , empirical research , world wide web , computer science , philosophy , archaeology , epistemology , neuroscience , history
Abstract The Internet has become the most popular way for young people to communicate with one another. Recent data indicate that 95% of students have Internet access. This study examined the links between Internet use and the parenting styles that shape parent–child interactions. Empirical analysis showed that Internet use accounts for the majority of adolescents’ leisure time. The neglecting parenting style has the strongest relationship with addictive Internet use by adolescent girls and boys. For boys, addictive Internet use is also related to a combination of different parenting styles resulting from inconsistencies and contradictions between parents.