The association between aggression and risk of Internet gaming disorder in Korean adolescents: the mediation effect of father-adolescent communication style
OBJECTIVES Open and supportive communication between parents and children is known to reduce adolescents’ delinquent behavior. Recently, the risk of Internet gaming disorder (IGD) has been increasing in adolescents. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating effects of parent-child c...
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| author | Eunjin Kim Hyeon Woo Yim Hyunsuk Jeong Sun-Jin Jo Hae Kook Lee Hye Jung Son Hyun-ho Han |
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| description | OBJECTIVES Open and supportive communication between parents and children is known to reduce adolescents’ delinquent behavior. Recently, the risk of Internet gaming disorder (IGD) has been increasing in adolescents. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating effects of parent-child communication styles on the relationship between adolescent aggressiveness and risk of IGD. METHODS Participants in this study were 402 first-year students from 4 middle schools in Seoul who enrolled in the Internet user Cohort for Unbiased Recognition of gaming disorder in Early adolescence (iCURE) and completed baseline assessment in 2016. The structural equation model was constructed based on an aggression questionnaire, the Internet game use-elicited symptom screen, a mother-child communication inventory, and a father-child communication inventory. RESULTS Adolescents’ aggressiveness was found to be related to their risk of IGD. The father-child communication style mediated the relationship between aggression and risk of IGD. However, the mother-child communication style had no mediating effect. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that fathers should make an effort to improve open and positive communication skills with their children, because the father-child communication style plays an important role in the relationship between adolescent aggressiveness and risk of IGD. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1430734a1b5f46bcbfed20ac848a37212022-12-22T02:46:19ZengKorean Society of EpidemiologyEpidemiology and Health2092-71932018-08-014010.4178/epih.e2018039992The association between aggression and risk of Internet gaming disorder in Korean adolescents: the mediation effect of father-adolescent communication styleEunjin Kim0Hyeon Woo Yim1Hyunsuk Jeong2Sun-Jin Jo3Hae Kook Lee4Hye Jung Son5Hyun-ho Han6 Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, KoreaOBJECTIVES Open and supportive communication between parents and children is known to reduce adolescents’ delinquent behavior. Recently, the risk of Internet gaming disorder (IGD) has been increasing in adolescents. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating effects of parent-child communication styles on the relationship between adolescent aggressiveness and risk of IGD. METHODS Participants in this study were 402 first-year students from 4 middle schools in Seoul who enrolled in the Internet user Cohort for Unbiased Recognition of gaming disorder in Early adolescence (iCURE) and completed baseline assessment in 2016. The structural equation model was constructed based on an aggression questionnaire, the Internet game use-elicited symptom screen, a mother-child communication inventory, and a father-child communication inventory. RESULTS Adolescents’ aggressiveness was found to be related to their risk of IGD. The father-child communication style mediated the relationship between aggression and risk of IGD. However, the mother-child communication style had no mediating effect. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that fathers should make an effort to improve open and positive communication skills with their children, because the father-child communication style plays an important role in the relationship between adolescent aggressiveness and risk of IGD.http://www.e-epih.org/upload/pdf/epih-40-e2018039.pdfAddictive behaviorAggressionCommunicationMediation |
| spellingShingle | Eunjin Kim Hyeon Woo Yim Hyunsuk Jeong Sun-Jin Jo Hae Kook Lee Hye Jung Son Hyun-ho Han The association between aggression and risk of Internet gaming disorder in Korean adolescents: the mediation effect of father-adolescent communication style Epidemiology and Health Addictive behavior Aggression Communication Mediation |
| title | The association between aggression and risk of Internet gaming disorder in Korean adolescents: the mediation effect of father-adolescent communication style |
| title_full | The association between aggression and risk of Internet gaming disorder in Korean adolescents: the mediation effect of father-adolescent communication style |
| title_fullStr | The association between aggression and risk of Internet gaming disorder in Korean adolescents: the mediation effect of father-adolescent communication style |
| title_full_unstemmed | The association between aggression and risk of Internet gaming disorder in Korean adolescents: the mediation effect of father-adolescent communication style |
| title_short | The association between aggression and risk of Internet gaming disorder in Korean adolescents: the mediation effect of father-adolescent communication style |
| title_sort | association between aggression and risk of internet gaming disorder in korean adolescents the mediation effect of father adolescent communication style |
| topic | Addictive behavior Aggression Communication Mediation |
| url | http://www.e-epih.org/upload/pdf/epih-40-e2018039.pdf |
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