Loneliness and generalized problematic Internet use : parents’ perceived knowledge of adolescents’ online activities as a moderator

This study examined adolescents’ perceptions of parents’ knowledge of their online activities as a moderator of the relationship between loneliness and generalized problematic Internet use (PIU). The purpose of this study was to address two gaps in research. First, previous research has only investi...

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Main Authors: Ang, Rebecca P., Chong, Wan Har., Chye, Stefanie., Huan, Vivien S.
Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
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Language:English
Published: 2013
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97342
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-973422020-03-07T12:10:40Z Loneliness and generalized problematic Internet use : parents’ perceived knowledge of adolescents’ online activities as a moderator Ang, Rebecca P. Chong, Wan Har. Chye, Stefanie. Huan, Vivien S. School of Humanities and Social Sciences This study examined adolescents’ perceptions of parents’ knowledge of their online activities as a moderator of the relationship between loneliness and generalized problematic Internet use (PIU). The purpose of this study was to address two gaps in research. First, previous research has only investigated these relationships from a main effects perspective; the present study extended research by examining generalized PIU from an interaction effects perspective. Second, it is timely to examine the relationship between loneliness and generalized PIU in an adolescent sample which has not been previously explored. A total of 1098 adolescents (49.2% male, 50.8% female) from Grade 8 and Grade 9 classes participated in this study. The key finding was that perceived parental knowledge was a moderator of the relationship between loneliness and generalized PIU; parental knowledge was better able to differentiate adolescents’ level of generalized PIU at lower rather than at higher levels of loneliness. This moderator effect was stronger in magnitude for parents who had no awareness of their adolescents’ online activities compared to parents who were in the know about their adolescents’ online activities. These findings emphasize the importance of prevention and early intervention work with early adolescents and their parents with respect to adolescent loneliness and generalized PIU. 2013-08-15T07:51:55Z 2019-12-06T19:41:40Z 2013-08-15T07:51:55Z 2019-12-06T19:41:40Z 2012 2012 Journal Article Ang, R. P., Chong, W. H., Chye, S.,& Huan, V. S. (2012). Loneliness and generalized problematic Internet use: Parents’ perceived knowledge of adolescents’ online activities as a moderator. Computers in Human Behavior, 28(4), 1342-1347. 0747-5632 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97342 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/13126 10.1016/j.chb.2012.02.019 en Computers in human behavior
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description This study examined adolescents’ perceptions of parents’ knowledge of their online activities as a moderator of the relationship between loneliness and generalized problematic Internet use (PIU). The purpose of this study was to address two gaps in research. First, previous research has only investigated these relationships from a main effects perspective; the present study extended research by examining generalized PIU from an interaction effects perspective. Second, it is timely to examine the relationship between loneliness and generalized PIU in an adolescent sample which has not been previously explored. A total of 1098 adolescents (49.2% male, 50.8% female) from Grade 8 and Grade 9 classes participated in this study. The key finding was that perceived parental knowledge was a moderator of the relationship between loneliness and generalized PIU; parental knowledge was better able to differentiate adolescents’ level of generalized PIU at lower rather than at higher levels of loneliness. This moderator effect was stronger in magnitude for parents who had no awareness of their adolescents’ online activities compared to parents who were in the know about their adolescents’ online activities. These findings emphasize the importance of prevention and early intervention work with early adolescents and their parents with respect to adolescent loneliness and generalized PIU.
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Ang, Rebecca P.
Chong, Wan Har.
Chye, Stefanie.
Huan, Vivien S.
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author Ang, Rebecca P.
Chong, Wan Har.
Chye, Stefanie.
Huan, Vivien S.
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Chong, Wan Har.
Chye, Stefanie.
Huan, Vivien S.
Loneliness and generalized problematic Internet use : parents’ perceived knowledge of adolescents’ online activities as a moderator
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title Loneliness and generalized problematic Internet use : parents’ perceived knowledge of adolescents’ online activities as a moderator
title_short Loneliness and generalized problematic Internet use : parents’ perceived knowledge of adolescents’ online activities as a moderator
title_full Loneliness and generalized problematic Internet use : parents’ perceived knowledge of adolescents’ online activities as a moderator
title_fullStr Loneliness and generalized problematic Internet use : parents’ perceived knowledge of adolescents’ online activities as a moderator
title_full_unstemmed Loneliness and generalized problematic Internet use : parents’ perceived knowledge of adolescents’ online activities as a moderator
title_sort loneliness and generalized problematic internet use : parents’ perceived knowledge of adolescents’ online activities as a moderator
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