Inconsistent media mediation and problematic smartphone use in preschoolers: Maternal conflict resolution styles as moderators

• Main Authors: YANG, Hwajin, NG, Wee Qin, YANG, Yingjia, YANG, Sujin
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
• Subjects: inconsistent media mediation; parent-child conflict tactics; child's problematic smartphone use; psychological aggression; physical assault; Applied Behavior Analysis; Child Psychology; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3754; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/5012/viewcontent/children_09_00816_pvoa_cc_by.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Previous studies suggest that inconsistent parenting leads to undesired consequences, such as a child's defiant reactance or parent-child conflicts. In light of this, we examined whether mothers' inconsistent smartphone mediation strategies would influence their children's problematic...