The interplay between adolescents’ Internet addiction and family-related factors: three common patterns

Aziz, Maryam; Erbad, Aiman; Belhaouari, Samir Brahim; Abdelmoneium, Azza O.; Al-Harahsheh, Sanaa; Bagdady, Ahmed; Ali, Raian

doi:10.1080/02673843.2022.2115307

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“…Numerous elements in the adolescent environment may function as factors affecting adolescents’ IA. Existing research regarding adolescent IA about family factors mainly takes into consideration parental monitoring, parental IA, and parenting styles [ 41 , 42 ]. Considering the interplay between these factors across all layers of the socioecological model, including the multiple components of family, and school environment, will provide more thorough and ecologically sound findings.…”

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Adolescents’ Internet addiction: Does it all begin with their environment?

Chemnad,

Aziz,

Abdelmoneium

et al. 2023

Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health

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Background This is one of the few studies that examines adolescent Internet addiction (IA) among Middle Eastern population. The purpose of this study is to determine whether adolescents’ family and school environments play a role in their Internet Addiction. Methods We conduced a survey that included 479 adolescents in Qatar. The survey collected demographic data, the Internet Addiction Diagnostic Questionnaire (IADQ), the Brief Family Relationship Scale (BFRS) and questions from the WHO Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey that assess school environment, academic performance, teacher support, and peer support of the adolescents. Factorial analysis, multiple regression, and logistic regression were used for statistical analysis. Results Family environment and school environment were negative and significant predictors of adolescent Internet addiction. The prevalence rate was 29.64%. Conclusion Results imply that interventions and digital parenting programs should not only target adolescents, but also include entities in the developmental environment of adolescents, i.e. their family and school.

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Adolescents’ Internet addiction: Does it all begin with their environment?

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Aziz,

Abdelmoneium

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Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health

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“…Interpersonal relationships, especially with parents and friends, appear to be linked to the pattern of social media use. A more positive relationship with parents and friends, more democratic parenting styles, and better communication [30,31] are associated with lower levels of social media dependency.…”

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Healthy Social Network Use and Well-Being during Adolescence: A Biopsychosocial Approach

Gaspar,

Carvalho,

Noronha

et al. 2023

Children

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Screen time and the use of social networks is the most frequent form of leisure time occupation and socializing for adolescents. The present study is aimed at understanding and characterizing, from an ecological perspective, what distinguishes healthy and less healthy or even dependent use of social media in young people and the influence on adolescents’ well-being. This paper is based on the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) from 2022, a survey carried out every 4 years, in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), following an international protocol. A total of 7643 students from the 6th, 8th, 10th, and 12th school grades responded, of which 53.9% were female, with an average age of 15.05 (SD = 2.36). The sample is representative of the school grades under study. The results allow us to study and identify similarities and differences between three groups related to the level of healthiness in the use of social networks and its relations to well-being from an ecological perspective. What distinguishes adolescents with less healthy use of social networks is that they are more often female, older, have more self-injurious behaviour, higher alcohol consumption, and a worse relationship with teachers. The adolescents with the highest level of dependence on social networks are those who have a higher perception of lack of safety at school and in their area of residence, as well as a higher use of screen time as a leisure activity. The well-being of adolescents using social media in a healthy way is explained by fewer psychological symptoms, better stress management strategies, better body awareness, more physical activity, less time online with friends, and better relationships with family and teachers. Technologies and social networks are important for the well-being of adolescents; it is essential to promote a healthy, critical and balanced use with other “screen-free” activities and to promote socio-emotional skills, a lack of which seems to be one of the biggest risk factors associated with the healthy use of technologies.

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Unplugging the threat: how internet addiction among adolescents undermines learning behavior

Islam

2024

SN Soc Sci

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The interplay between adolescents’ Internet addiction and family-related factors: three common patterns

Cited by 6 publications

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Adolescents’ Internet addiction: Does it all begin with their environment?

Adolescents’ Internet addiction: Does it all begin with their environment?

Healthy Social Network Use and Well-Being during Adolescence: A Biopsychosocial Approach

Unplugging the threat: how internet addiction among adolescents undermines learning behavior

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