Problematic Internet use in Israeli-Arab adolescent males: Do parenting styles matter?

The current study explored the relationships between parenting styles and problematic internet use (PIU) in male adolescents from Israeli-Arab families. In the research literature, little is known about the role played by parenting in relation to children’s PIU in Arab societies. One hundred and eighty male adolescents whose age ranges from 12 to 16 (M = 13.92, SD = 1.42) reported their internet behavior and their parents’ parenting styles. Controlling for the participants’ age, family size, and grades, parenting styles explained 24% of the variance in PIU scores, with authoritarian parenting being the only significant unique predictor. A further analysis of covariance revealed that adolescents who perceived their parents as authoritative scored lower than their counterparts in PIU. Our findings suggest that while Israeli-Arab male adolescents might benefit from authoritative parenting at home, it is the parental authoritarian practices and behaviors per se that should be targeted as part of PIU intervention and prevention efforts.

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Perception of parenting styles in adolescents with problematic Internet use

10.33910/herzenpsyconf-2020-3-89 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Irina M. Bogdanovskaya ◽

Natalya N. Koroleva ◽

Anna B. Uglova

Keyword(s):

Parenting Styles ◽

Internet Use ◽

Problematic Internet Use

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Temperament and Problematic Internet Use in Adolescents: A Moderated Mediation Model of Maladaptive Cognition and Parenting Styles

Journal of Child and Family Studies ◽

10.1007/s10826-014-9990-8 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 24 (7) ◽

pp. 1886-1897 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Haiyan Zhang ◽

Dongping Li ◽

Xian Li

Keyword(s):

Parenting Styles ◽

Internet Use ◽

Moderated Mediation ◽

Problematic Internet Use ◽

Mediation Model ◽

Moderated Mediation Model

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Influence of Parenting Styles on Shyness among Adolescents

International Journal of Indian Psychology ◽

10.25215/0501.106 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ahmad Rezvan ◽

Lancy D’Souza ◽

Fatemeh Shapouri

Keyword(s):

Parenting Styles ◽

Total Sample ◽

Female Adolescents ◽

School Type ◽

Government Schools ◽

Perceived Parenting ◽

Male Adolescents ◽

Authoritarian Parenting ◽

And Gender ◽

Parental Authority Questionnaire

The current study intended to investigate the influence of parenting styles on shyness among adolescents. A sample of 200 subjects whose age ranged between 11 to 14 years was considered as early adolescents in the present study. Thus, a total sample of 200 subjects (100 boys and 100 girls) from in and around Mysore city were randomly selected as the participants of the study. They were provided with Parental authority questionnaire (PAQ; Buri, 1991) to measure perceived parenting styles –permissive, authoritative and authoritarian, and Shyness Assessment Test (SAT; D’Souza,2006), which measured shyness in three domains-cognitive/affective, physiological and action oriented. Two-way ANOVA was employed to find out the influence of parenting styles and gender, and school type on shyness. Results revealed that parenting styles had significant influence over physiological domain and total shyness scores, where adolescents with permissive parenting styles were shyer than adolescents with authoritative and authoritarian parenting styles. Female adolescents were shyer than male adolescents in all the domains of shyness including total shyness. Adolescents studying in government schools were shyer than adolescents studying in aided and unaided schools in action oriented domain of shyness and total shyness.

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The Role of Parents in Problematic Internet Use among US Adolescents

Media and Communication ◽

10.17645/mac.v4i3.523 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 24-34 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

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.

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Predictive Factors of Cyberbullying Perpetration amongst Spanish Adolescents

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17113967 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (11) ◽

pp. 3967 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Carolina Yudes ◽

Lourdes Rey ◽

Natalio Extremera

Keyword(s):

Internet Use ◽

Problematic Internet Use ◽

Age Group ◽

Male Adolescents ◽

School Based ◽

Psychosocial Consequences ◽

School Based Interventions ◽

Family Variables ◽

Core Self ◽

Future School

(1) Cyberbullying has gained increased attention from society and researchers due both to its negative psychosocial consequences and the problems that have risen relating to the misuse of technology. Despite the growing number of scientific studies, most research has focused on victims of cyberbullying rather than on the cyberbullies. This study examines the predictive value of personal resources (emotional intelligence, gratitude, and core self-evaluations) and risk factors (cybervictimization, problematic Internet use), and parental control in online activities on adolescents’ involvement in cyberbullying perpetration. (2) A total of 2039 Spanish adolescents between 12 and 18 years of age took part in this research (53.9% females). (3) Twenty-two percent of the sample was engaged in cyberbullying behaviors (more male adolescents). Insults and online social exclusion were the most frequent types of cyberbullying perpetration. Age, cybervictimization, problematic Internet use, and deficits in the use and regulation of emotions were the best predictors of cyberbullying perpetration. (4) Cyberbullying is a social reality in which personal and family variables converge on a particularly vulnerable age group. Our findings suggest that both well-known predictors of cyberbullying (cybervictimization and problematic Internet use) along with others less studied dimensions (i.e., emotional abilities) need to be taken into account in future school-based interventions aimed to prevent cyberbullying perpetration.

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The effects of parental control and warmth on problematic internet use in adolescents: A prospective cohort study

Journal of Behavioral Addictions ◽

10.1556/2006.2020.00068 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 664-675

Author(s):

Katerina Lukavská ◽

Jaroslav Vacek ◽

Roman Gabhelík

Keyword(s):

Parenting Styles ◽

Internet Use ◽

Parental Control ◽

Positive Association ◽

The Self ◽

Problematic Internet Use ◽

Protective Effects ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Parental Responsiveness ◽

Optimal Parenting

AbstractBackground and aimsProblematic internet use (PIU) is a highly prevalent condition with severe adverse effects. The literature suggests that parent-child bonding and parental behavioral control exert protective effects against PIU. However, the most relevant studies rely on simplistic measurement of parenting, cross-sectional designs and mixed-aged samples. Our study analyzed the effect of maternal and paternal parenting on PIU by using a prospective design and a cohort sample of same-aged children.MethodsData from 1,019 Czech 12-year-old sixth-graders who were followed until ninth grade were used. Maternal and paternal responsiveness and strictness were reported by children using the Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire (PARQ) and the Parental Control Scale (PCS). PIU was measured by the Excessive Internet Use Scale (EIUS).ResultsThe self-reported PIU prevalence in nine-graders (15-year-old) was 8.1%. Parenting, reported by adolescents 18 months before PIU screening, showed significant relationships with PIU: parental responsiveness was negatively and moderately associated, while maternal strictness showed a weak positive association; the authoritative parenting style in both parents decreased PIU, with a PIU probability of 3.21%, while a combination of maternal authoritarian and paternal neglectful parenting was associated with PIU probability as high as 20.9%.Discussion and conclusionsThe self-reported prevalence of PIU in Czech adolescents was found to be high. The effects of parenting on PIU were similar to the effects of parenting on other problematic behavior among adolescents. Our findings showed the need for interventions to prevent PIU by helping parents to apply optimal parenting styles.

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Physical Activity Among Israeli-Arab Adolescent Males: How Do Parenting Styles Matter?

American Journal of Men s Health ◽

10.1177/1557988318790881 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 12 (6) ◽

pp. 2037-2043 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Yosi Yaffe

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Physical Activity ◽

Parenting Styles ◽

Normal Weight ◽

Authoritative Parenting ◽

Limited Information ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Physically Active ◽

Male Adolescents ◽

Authoritarian Parenting

Physical activity contains many benefits for adolescents’ physical and mental health, and also for building healthy living routines and habits for the future. The current study examined the associations between parenting styles and adolescents’ physical activity among Israeli-Arab families of male adolescents, in seeking to boost the limited information on this most important topic. Participants consisted of 177 male Israeli-Arab adolescents ( M = 13.93, SD = 1.42) with normal weight. Controlling for the participants’ age, weight, and grades in school, parenting styles explained about 30% of the variance in the participants’ reports of their physical activity, with the authoritative and authoritarian parenting inversely correlated with the latter variable. Adolescents who perceived their parents as authoritative were reportedly more physically active than their counterparts who perceived their parents as authoritarian. In common with previous studies, the findings suggest that authoritative parenting may be a cross-culturally preferable style in fostering a desired physical activity rate among adolescents.

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