Adolescent problematic Internet use: Is a parental rating suitable to estimate prevalence and identify familial correlates?

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Highlights:

• All prevalence estimates of problematic Internet were based on self-assessments.

• In the present survey we used parental assessment instead of adolescents' ratings.

• We surveyed a representative sample of 1000 parents of adolescents (12–17 years).

• The prevalence estimate for adolescent problematic Internet use in Germany was 4.7%.

• Family functioning and familial conflicts were related to problematic Internet use.

摘要

•All prevalence estimates of problematic Internet were based on self-assessments.•In the present survey we used parental assessment instead of adolescents' ratings.•We surveyed a representative sample of 1000 parents of adolescents (12–17 years).•The prevalence estimate for adolescent problematic Internet use in Germany was 4.7%.•Family functioning and familial conflicts were related to problematic Internet use.

论文关键词:Problematic Internet use,Internet addiction,Adolescent,Parent,Prevalence,Family

论文评审过程:Received 29 April 2016, Revised 26 October 2016, Accepted 30 October 2016, Available online 5 November 2016, Version of Record 5 December 2016.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.10.029