Adolescent problematic internet use and video game playing in context of their mothers' anger and parenting practices

摘要

The aim of this study was to examine adolescents' problematic internet use and video game playing in relation to their mothers' symptoms of anger and parenting styles. Participating in the study were 169 adolescents, ages 13 - 14 years old, and 60 mothers. Adolescents completed a questionnaire concerning their internet use and video game playing habits, mothers completed Trauma Symptom Inventory (Briere, 1995) and the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire (Frick, 1991, modified version). Adolescent males reported higher ratings of addictive video game playing than adolescent females. The most prominent associations were between adolescent males' addictive internet use and mothers' use of corporal punishment or inconsequent disciplining. Mothers' anger was associated with her daughters' problematic video game playing.