Adolescent problematic internet use and parental mediation: A Bangladeshi structured interview study
Internet-related problems such as excessive internet use, problematic internet use (PIU), and internet addiction, are becoming increasingly studied among Bangladeshi adult students, but there has been little research among adolescents. In Bangladesh, there has been no research examining the role of...
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| author | Rubaiya Matin Chandrima Kagan Kircaburun Humyon Kabir Baizid Khoorshid Riaz Daria J. Kuss Mark D. Griffiths Mohammed A. Mamun |
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| description | Internet-related problems such as excessive internet use, problematic internet use (PIU), and internet addiction, are becoming increasingly studied among Bangladeshi adult students, but there has been little research among adolescents. In Bangladesh, there has been no research examining the role of parental mediation in their children’s internet use. Therefore, the present structured interview study investigated Bangladeshi adolescent PIU and its associated socio-demographics, internet use behaviors, and the parental mediation role among 350 high school students residing in Dhaka. The results showed that 84 of adolescents (24.0%) were classified as having PIU (cut-off score of ≥ 50 on the Internet Addiction Test) and nine adolescents (2.6%) were classified as having a severe dependency on the internet (cut-off score of >80 on the Internet Addiction Test). According to hierarchical regression analysis, significant PIU correlates included lower academic results, both parents’ lower education, mother working outside the home, more than four days’ weekly internet use, more than two hours daily internet use, and active mediation. Additionally, internet use behaviors (i.e., internet use locations, devices, purposes, and applications) and parental internet mediation dimensions other than active mediation (i.e., restrictive mediation, active mediation internet safety, monitoring, and technical mediation) were significantly related to PIU in t-tests and correlation analysis respectively. However, they were non-significant in the hierarchical regression analysis when included into equation altogether. The present study’s findings will be helpful in developing country-level policymaking decisions and facilitating future research in the country. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eb2859a7f4ea433bbd8ad62ecca6e8da2022-12-21T20:33:38ZengElsevierAddictive Behaviors Reports2352-85322020-12-0112100288Adolescent problematic internet use and parental mediation: A Bangladeshi structured interview studyRubaiya Matin Chandrima0Kagan Kircaburun1Humyon Kabir2Baizid Khoorshid Riaz3Daria J. Kuss4Mark D. Griffiths5Mohammed A. Mamun6Comprehensive Competency Training on Nutrition, National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dhaka, BangladeshPsychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ, UKUndergraduate Research Organization, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, BangladeshDepartment of Public Health and Hospital Administration, National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dhaka, BangladeshPsychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ, UKPsychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ, UKUndergraduate Research Organization, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Corresponding author at: Director, Undergraduate Research Organization, Gerua Road, Savar, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh.Internet-related problems such as excessive internet use, problematic internet use (PIU), and internet addiction, are becoming increasingly studied among Bangladeshi adult students, but there has been little research among adolescents. In Bangladesh, there has been no research examining the role of parental mediation in their children’s internet use. Therefore, the present structured interview study investigated Bangladeshi adolescent PIU and its associated socio-demographics, internet use behaviors, and the parental mediation role among 350 high school students residing in Dhaka. The results showed that 84 of adolescents (24.0%) were classified as having PIU (cut-off score of ≥ 50 on the Internet Addiction Test) and nine adolescents (2.6%) were classified as having a severe dependency on the internet (cut-off score of >80 on the Internet Addiction Test). According to hierarchical regression analysis, significant PIU correlates included lower academic results, both parents’ lower education, mother working outside the home, more than four days’ weekly internet use, more than two hours daily internet use, and active mediation. Additionally, internet use behaviors (i.e., internet use locations, devices, purposes, and applications) and parental internet mediation dimensions other than active mediation (i.e., restrictive mediation, active mediation internet safety, monitoring, and technical mediation) were significantly related to PIU in t-tests and correlation analysis respectively. However, they were non-significant in the hierarchical regression analysis when included into equation altogether. The present study’s findings will be helpful in developing country-level policymaking decisions and facilitating future research in the country.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352853220301036Internet addictionProblematic internet useParental mediationInternet use behaviorsBangladeshi adolescence |
| spellingShingle | Rubaiya Matin Chandrima Kagan Kircaburun Humyon Kabir Baizid Khoorshid Riaz Daria J. Kuss Mark D. Griffiths Mohammed A. Mamun Adolescent problematic internet use and parental mediation: A Bangladeshi structured interview study Addictive Behaviors Reports Internet addiction Problematic internet use Parental mediation Internet use behaviors Bangladeshi adolescence |
| title | Adolescent problematic internet use and parental mediation: A Bangladeshi structured interview study |
| title_full | Adolescent problematic internet use and parental mediation: A Bangladeshi structured interview study |
| title_fullStr | Adolescent problematic internet use and parental mediation: A Bangladeshi structured interview study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adolescent problematic internet use and parental mediation: A Bangladeshi structured interview study |
| title_short | Adolescent problematic internet use and parental mediation: A Bangladeshi structured interview study |
| title_sort | adolescent problematic internet use and parental mediation a bangladeshi structured interview study |
| topic | Internet addiction Problematic internet use Parental mediation Internet use behaviors Bangladeshi adolescence |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352853220301036 |
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