Perceived parenting styles and adolescents' problematic internet use: Examining the parent–child same-sex matching effect

IF 1.7 3区社会学 Q2 FAMILY STUDIES

Family Relations Pub Date : 2024-12-17 DOI:10.1111/fare.13130

Jiefeng Ying, Sihan Liu, Yizhen Ren, Jialin Shi, Xinchun Wu

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Abstract

Objective

This study examined how perceived parenting styles (i.e., rejection, emotional warmth) are linked to adolescents' problematic internet use (PIU) through emotion regulation strategies (i.e., expressive suppression, cognitive reappraisal). The same-sex matching effect (i.e., matching between parents and adolescents of the same sex) was explored.

Background

PIU is a significant public health concern for adolescents. Although the theoretical connection between family factors and PIU is recognized, the specific associations of negative and positive parenting styles of both fathers and mothers with PIU in adolescent boys and girls remain unclear.

Method

A national sample of 2,690 Chinese adolescents (47.5% male; mean age = 13.75 years, SD = 2.72) from 37 primary and high schools participated, completing self-report measures.

Results

Expressive suppression mediated only the relation between maternal rejection and PIU, whereas cognitive reappraisal mediated the relations between both maternal and paternal emotional warmth and PIU. A same-sex matching effect was observed between fathers and sons.

Conclusion

Both perceived paternal and maternal parenting styles are associated with adolescents' PIU through emotion regulation strategies.

Implications

Both mothers and fathers are advised to minimize rejection while simultaneously improving emotional warmth. The unique influence of fathers on their sons' PIU requires further exploration. Clinicians are encouraged to prioritize interventions that enhance cognitive reappraisal and reduce expressive suppression when working with adolescents experiencing PIU.

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目的本研究探讨了感知到的父母教养方式（即拒绝、情感温暖）如何通过情绪调节策略（即表达性抑制、认知再评价）与青少年的问题性网络使用（PIU）相关联。研究还探讨了同性匹配效应（即父母与同性青少年之间的匹配）。背景 PIU 是青少年关注的一个重要公共卫生问题。尽管家庭因素与 PIU 之间的理论联系已得到认可，但父亲和母亲消极和积极的养育方式与男女青少年 PIU 的具体关联仍不清楚。方法对来自 37 所小学和中学的 2,690 名中国青少年（47.5% 为男性；平均年龄 = 13.75 岁，SD = 2.72）进行了全国性抽样调查，并完成了自我报告测量。结果表情压抑只对母亲拒绝与 PIU 之间的关系起中介作用，而认知再评价则对母亲和父亲的情感温暖与 PIU 之间的关系起中介作用。父子之间存在同性匹配效应。结论通过情绪调节策略，感知到的父亲和母亲养育方式都与青少年的 PIU 有关。启示建议母亲和父亲在提高情感温暖度的同时尽量减少排斥。父亲对儿子 PIU 的独特影响需要进一步探讨。我们鼓励临床医生在与出现 PIU 的青少年合作时，优先考虑加强认知再评价和减少表达压抑的干预措施。

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来源期刊

Family Relations Multiple-

CiteScore

3.40

自引率

13.60%

发文量

164

期刊介绍： A premier, applied journal of family studies, Family Relations is mandatory reading for family scholars and all professionals who work with families, including: family practitioners, educators, marriage and family therapists, researchers, and social policy specialists. The journal"s content emphasizes family research with implications for intervention, education, and public policy, always publishing original, innovative and interdisciplinary works with specific recommendations for practice.