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S Maria Binti Awaluddin1, Chan Ying Ying1, Norzawati Yoep1, Faizah Paiwai1, Noor Aliza Lodz1, Eida Nurhadzira Muhammad1, Nur Azna Mahmud1, Norazizah Ibrahim Wong1, Noor Safiza Mohamad Nor1, Nik Rubiah Nik Abd Rashid2.
Abstract
Parental protective factors do play an important role in preventing Internet addiction. A self-administered questionnaire was used to measure health risk behaviors among Malaysian adolescents. The prevalence of Internet addiction was significantly higher among adolescents with perceived lack of parental supervision (30.1% [95% confidence interval (CI) = 28.7-31.4]) and lack of parental connectedness (30.1% [95% CI = 28.5-31.7]), compared with their counterparts. Adolescents who perceived a lack of parental supervision, respect for privacy, connectedness, and bonding were more likely to have Internet addiction: (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.39; 95% CI = 1.27-1.52), (aOR = 1.23; 95% CI = 1.16-1.31), (aOR = 1.09; 95% CI = 1.02-1.16), (aOR = 1.06; 95% CI = 1.00-1.12), respectively. Among girls, Internet addiction was associated with those who perceived lack in all 4 parental factors, while among boys, those who perceived lack of parental supervision and respect for privacy were more prone to Internet addiction.Entities:
Keywords: Internet addiction; Malaysia; adolescent; parental factors
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Year: 2019 PMID： 31523984 DOI： 10.1177/1010539519872642
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Asia Pac J Public Health ISSN： 1010-5395 Impact factor: 1.399