Anjana Nannatt1, Ngaitlang Mary Tariang1, Mahesh Gowda2, Saju Madavanakadu Devassy3. 1. Dept. of Sociology and Social Work, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, Karnataka, India. 2. Director and Consultant Psychiatrist, Spandana Health Care, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. 3. Dept. of Social Work, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Cochin, Kerala, India.
Abstract
Background: Problematic use of the internet (PUI) is a growing concern, particularly in the young population. Family factors influence internet use among children in negative ways. This study examined the existing literature on familial or parental factors related to PUI in children. Methods: A scoping review was conducted in EBSCOhost, PubMed, ScienceDirect, JSTOR, Biomed Central, VHL Regional Portal, Cochrane Library, Emerald Insight, and Oxford Academic Journal databases. Studies reporting data on family factors associated with PUI in children, published in English in the 10 years to July 2020 were included. The following data were extracted from each paper by two independent reviewers: methodology and demographic, familial, psychiatric, and behavioral correlates of PUI in children. Results: Sixty-nine studies fulfilled the eligibility criteria. Three themes emerged: parenting, parental mental health, and intrafamilial demographic correlates of PUI in children. Parenting styles, parental mediation, and parent-child attachment were the major parenting correlates. Conclusion: Literature on significant familial and parental factors associated with PUI in children is scarce. More research is required to identify the interactions of familial and parental factors with PUI in children, to develop informed management strategies to address this issue.
Background: Problematic use of the internet (PUI) is a growing concern, particularly in the young population. Family factors influence internet use among children in negative ways. This study examined the existing literature on familial or parental factors related to PUI in children. Methods: A scoping review was conducted in EBSCOhost, PubMed, ScienceDirect, JSTOR, Biomed Central, VHL Regional Portal, Cochrane Library, Emerald Insight, and Oxford Academic Journal databases. Studies reporting data on family factors associated with PUI in children, published in English in the 10 years to July 2020 were included. The following data were extracted from each paper by two independent reviewers: methodology and demographic, familial, psychiatric, and behavioral correlates of PUI in children. Results: Sixty-nine studies fulfilled the eligibility criteria. Three themes emerged: parenting, parental mental health, and intrafamilial demographic correlates of PUI in children. Parenting styles, parental mediation, and parent-child attachment were the major parenting correlates. Conclusion: Literature on significant familial and parental factors associated with PUI in children is scarce. More research is required to identify the interactions of familial and parental factors with PUI in children, to develop informed management strategies to address this issue.
Authors: Tony Durkee; Michael Kaess; Vladimir Carli; Peter Parzer; Camilla Wasserman; Birgitta Floderus; Alan Apter; Judit Balazs; Shira Barzilay; Julio Bobes; Romuald Brunner; Paul Corcoran; Doina Cosman; Padraig Cotter; Romain Despalins; Nadja Graber; Francis Guillemin; Christian Haring; Jean-Pierre Kahn; Laura Mandelli; Dragan Marusic; Gergely Mészáros; George J Musa; Vita Postuvan; Franz Resch; Pilar A Saiz; Merike Sisask; Airi Varnik; Marco Sarchiapone; Christina W Hoven; Danuta Wasserman Journal: Addiction Date: 2012-07-26 Impact factor: 6.526