Does It Matter What Mama Says: Evaluating the Role of Parental Mediation in European Adolescents' Excessive Internet Use. (18th April 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kalmus, Veronika; Blinka, Lukas; Ólafsson, Kjartan
• Is Part Of: Children & society. Volume 29:Number 2(2015:Mar.)
• Page Start: 122
• Page End: 133
• Publication Date: 2013-04-18
• Subjects: Children -- Care and hygiene -- Periodicals; Child welfare -- Periodicals; Child welfare -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; Children -- Social conditions -- Periodicals; Child development -- Periodicals; 362.70941
• DOI: 10.1111/chso.12020
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0951-0605

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="chso12020-abs-0001"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>This study investigated the relationship between adolescents' excessive Internet use (EIU) and parental mediation. A random stratified sample of 11‐ to 16‐year olds (N = 18 709) and their parents from 25 European countries (<italic>EU Kids Online II</italic> project) was analysed to explore to what extent different types of parental mediation and other factors predict EIU. Active parental involvement in the child's Internet use (when the child had experienced online harm) and restrictive mediation were associated with lower EIU. Harmful online experiences, time spent online, scope of online activities and adolescents' age predicted higher EIU.</p> </abstract>