Concerns about parenting adolescents are not new, but the rapid diffusion of digital
technologies has heightened anxieties over digital parenting. Findings are decidedly mixed …

While social media influencers are gleaning increasing trust and investment from brands,
advertisers, and followers, insights on the role of influencers in adolescents' relationship …

Little is known about parents' motivations to engage in Internet mediation nor about how
parents may influence each other's Internet mediation practices. The present study uses …

During the COVID-19 pandemic, an increasing reliance on digital technology to carry out
social, entertainment, work and school activities increased, which may have affected the …

This research investigated the effectiveness of parental mediation on reducing harm from
media. Specifically, it examined the magnitude of the effects of three main parental …

Aim This study aimed to enhance knowledge on which aspects of the family context are most
relevant in identifying at-risk/problematic social media users among adolescents. Therefore …

Social networking sites (SNS) addiction has become a social problem among young
adolescents in many areas of the world. The current study examined the role of …

Introduction This two-wave prospective study investigated the bidirectional relation between
Internet-specific parenting (reactive restrictions, Internet-specific rules, and frequency and …

Purpose Applying the parental mediation theory, this study investigates the main effects and
interactive effects of three parental social media strategies, ie, active mediation, restrictive …

Background The use of mobile touch screen devices, eg smartphones and tablet computers,
has become increasingly prevalent among adolescents. However, little is known about how …