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The Relationship between Parental Control and High-Risk Internet Behaviours in Adolescence

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  • David Álvarez-García

    (Department of Psychology, University of Oviedo, Plaza Feijóo, s/n, 33003 Oviedo, Spain)

  • Trinidad García

    (Department of Psychology, University of Oviedo, Plaza Feijóo, s/n, 33003 Oviedo, Spain)

  • Zara Suárez-García

    (Department of Psychology, University of Oviedo, Plaza Feijóo, s/n, 33003 Oviedo, Spain)

Abstract

One of the main predictors of being a victim of cyber-aggression is engaging in high-risk behaviours on the internet. The main objective of this research is to analyse the relationship between two types of parental control (restriction and supervision) and engagement in high-risk internet behaviours during adolescence. To that end, and as a secondary objective, we designed and validated the High-risk Internet Behaviours Questionnaire for adolescents, used in this study. We analysed the responses of 946 adolescents aged between 12 and 18 to the High-risk Internet Behaviours Questionnaire and the Questionnaire on Parental Control of Internet Use in Adolescence . The results show that the questionnaire has appropriate metrics of reliability and validity, and show the existence of a statistically significant negative relationship, albeit small, between supervision and engaging in high-risk internet behaviours. We discuss the practical implications of these results.

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  • David Álvarez-García & Trinidad García & Zara Suárez-García, 2018. "The Relationship between Parental Control and High-Risk Internet Behaviours in Adolescence," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 7(6), pages 1-7, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:7:y:2018:i:6:p:87-:d:150048
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