Hwang Yoori, Jeong Se-Hoon
1 Department of Digital Media, Myongji University , Seoul, Korea.
2 School of Media and Communication, Korea University , Seoul, Korea.
Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2015 Dec;18(12):737-43. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2015.0286. Epub 2015 Nov 6.
Children's addiction to smartphones has become a serious issue, and parental mediation could help prevent children's problematic use of smartphones. This research examined the factors that predict and explain parents' intention to mediate children's behavior over smartphone use. Based on a survey of 460 parents of elementary school students, we found that parental mediation was predicted by (a) parent's own addiction to smartphones, (b) perceived severity of smartphone addiction, and (c) personality traits such as neuroticism, openness, and agreeableness. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to examine the predictors of parental mediation regarding children's smartphone addiction, and the findings suggest some strategies to increase parental mediation.
儿童对智能手机上瘾已成为一个严重问题，而家长的干预有助于防止儿童对智能手机的不当使用。本研究探讨了预测和解释家长干预孩子智能手机使用行为意图的因素。基于对460名小学生家长的调查，我们发现家长干预可由以下因素预测：（a）家长自身对智能手机的上瘾程度；（b）对智能手机成瘾严重性的认知；（c）神经质、开放性和宜人性等人格特质。据我们所知，本研究首次探讨了与儿童智能手机成瘾相关的家长干预预测因素，研究结果提出了一些提高家长干预的策略。
