Do adolescents addict to internet games after being phubbed by parents? The roles of maladaptive cognition and self-esteem

Shen, Xinyuan; Xie, Xiaochun; Wu, Siqi

doi:10.1007/s12144-022-03255-z

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“…Furthermore, the Substitution Hypothesis posits that parents' time on digital devices can replace valuable interaction time with their children, reducing cohesion and increasing parent-child conflict [75,76]. The findings from Shen et al [74], which suggest an association between parental phubbing, reduced emotional warmth, and a detached family atmosphere, align with our observations of the mediating role of parent-child conflict.…”

Section: Mediation Of Parent-child Conflictsupporting

confidence: 85%

“…The association between parental phubbing and parent-child conflict can be interpreted within the frameworks of Attachment Theory, Informal Social Control Theory, and the Substitution Hypothesis. The frequent engagement of parents with their digital devices disrupts the emotional communication necessary for a secure parent-child relationship, as Shen et al [74] indicated. This disruption often leads to feelings of neglect in children [25], as Wang et al observed, with children responding by exhibiting escalated behaviors, such as shouting or crying, to gain parental attention [1].…”

Section: Mediation Of Parent-child Conflictmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Connections between Parental Phubbing and Electronic Media Use in Young Children: The Mediating Role of Parent–Child Conflict and Moderating Effect of Child Emotion Regulation

Liu,

Geng,

Lei

et al. 2024

Behavioral Sciences

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In this digital age, where parental attention is often diverted by digital engagement, the phenomenon of “parental phubbing,” defined as parents ignoring their children in favor of mobile devices, is scrutinized for its potential impact on child development. This study, utilizing questionnaire data from 612 parents and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with moderated mediation, examines the potential association between parental phubbing and young children’s electronic media use. The findings revealed a correlation between parental phubbing and increased electronic media use in children. Parent–child conflict, informed by instances of parental phubbing, was identified as a partial mediator in this relation. Notably, children’s emotion regulation emerged as a moderating factor, with adept regulation linked to reduced adverse effects of parental phubbing and improved relational harmony. These findings underscore the importance of parental awareness of their digital behaviors and the benefits of fostering robust parent–child relationships and supporting children’s emotional regulation to nurture well-adjusted “digital citizens” in the contemporary media landscape.

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Section: Mediation Of Parent-child Conflictsupporting

confidence: 85%

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confidence: 99%

Connections between Parental Phubbing and Electronic Media Use in Young Children: The Mediating Role of Parent–Child Conflict and Moderating Effect of Child Emotion Regulation

Liu,

Geng,

Lei

et al. 2024

Behavioral Sciences

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“…This scale consists of 4 items, for example, “I am worthless offline, but online I am someone.” Participants evaluated the items on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 = Never to 5 = Always . The scale has been commonly used among Chinese participants and has good reliability and validity ( 33 , 42 , 43 ). In this study, the Cronbach's alpha of the total scale was α = 0.92.…”

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Zhongyong thinking (doctrine of the mean) and internet addiction: The mediation of maladaptive cognition and the moderation of subject

Hua

Chen

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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Based on the cognitive-behavioral model of pathological internet use, this study explored the relationship between zhongyong thinking (doctrine of the mean) and internet addiction, and examined the mediation of maladaptive cognition and the moderation of subject. Convenience sampling was used to select 1,518 college students for the questionnaire. The participants were 15–26 years old (M = 19.77; SD = 1.45), including 776 male and 742 female students. The results showed that zhongyong thinking was significantly negatively correlated with maladaptive cognition (r = −0.19, p < 0.001) and internet addiction (r = −0.14, p < 0.001). Maladaptive cognition was significantly positively correlated with internet addiction (r = 0.46, p < 0.001). After controlling for age, gender, zhongyong thinking negatively predicted internet addiction (B = −0.06, p < 0.05), maladaptive cognition positively predicted Internet addiction (B = 0.45, p < 0.001). Zhongyong thinking negatively predicted maladaptive cognition (B = −0.19, p < 0.001). Moreover, the bias-corrected bootstrapping mediation test indicated that the process by which zhongyong thinking predicted Internet addiction through maladaptive cognition was significant, indirect effect = −0.08, SE = 0.01, 95% CI = [−0.11, −0.06]. Subject has no moderating effect on the relationship between zhongyong thinking and maladaptive cognition. The interaction between zhongyong thinking and subject was not a significant predictor of maladaptive cognition (B = 0.05, p > 0. 05). The present results suggest that zhongyong thinking as a traditional Chinese wisdom can still play an important role in regulating young people's behavior in the digital age.

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Parental Phubbing and Child Social-Emotional Adjustment: A Meta-Analysis of Studies Conducted in China

Zhang,

Dong,

Jiang

et al. 2023

PRBM

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Introduction Parental phubbing refers to the act of parents using mobile phones in the presence of their children instead of engaging with them. With increasing smartphone use in many households, parental phubbing is a potential threat to children’s healthy development. This meta-analysis synthesized the existing evidence on the impact of parental phubbing on children’s social-emotional development to examine the effect sizes and identify the moderators. Methods Following the PRISMA guidelines, we conducted a systematic search across multiple electronic databases (Web of Science, EBSCO, ProQuest, Springer, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure) from 2012 to May 2023. Our search included both English and Chinese literature, encompassing published journal articles as well as thesis. To assess the risk of bias, we utilized the Quality Assessment Tool for Observational Cohort and Cross-Sectional Studies. Publication bias was evaluated using funnel plot interpretation and Egger’s regression intercept. Results Our comprehensive search identified 42 studies with 56,275 children and 59 effect sizes. A random-effects meta-analysis revealed that parental phubbing was positively associated with children’s internalizing problems ( r = 0.270; 95% CI [0.234, 0.304]) and externalizing problems ( r = 0.210; 95% CI [0.154, 0.264]), while negatively correlated with children’s self-concept ( r = −0.206; 95% CI [−0.244, −0.168]) and social-emotional competence ( r = −0.162; 95% CI [−0.207, −0.120]). Furthermore, the parental phubbing group moderated the association between parental phubbing and internalizing problems, when both parents engage in phubbing, there is a stronger association with children’s externalizing problems compared to when only one parent is engaging in phubbing. Discussion The findings of this meta-analysis provide strong evidence supporting the detrimental effects of parental phubbing on child social-emotional adjustment. Consequently, parents, researchers, and the government must collaborate to mitigate parental phubbing and promote the healthy development of children’s social-emotional abilities.

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Do adolescents addict to internet games after being phubbed by parents? The roles of maladaptive cognition and self-esteem

Cited by 12 publications

References 88 publications

Connections between Parental Phubbing and Electronic Media Use in Young Children: The Mediating Role of Parent–Child Conflict and Moderating Effect of Child Emotion Regulation

Connections between Parental Phubbing and Electronic Media Use in Young Children: The Mediating Role of Parent–Child Conflict and Moderating Effect of Child Emotion Regulation

Zhongyong thinking (doctrine of the mean) and internet addiction: The mediation of maladaptive cognition and the moderation of subject

Parental Phubbing and Child Social-Emotional Adjustment: A Meta-Analysis of Studies Conducted in China

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