Parents vs peers’ influence on teenagers’ Internet addiction and risky online activities

• Main Authors: Soh, Patrick Chin-Hooi, Chew, Kok Wai, Koay, Kian Yeik, Ang, Peng Hwa
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Social sciences::Mass media; Risky Online Activities; Internet Addiction
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84844; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/50424
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

An integral part of the daily lives of adolescents revolves around the Internet. Adolescents are vulnerable online because of a combination of their natural innocence, sensation-seeking drive coupled with the current digital media landscape and its manifold affordances for interactivity, immersive v...