1. Investigating longitudinal and bidirectional relationships between parental factors and time spent on social media during early adolescence.
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Fardouly, Jasmine, Magson, Natasha R, Rapee, Ronald M, Oar, Ella L, Johnco, Carly J, Richardson, Cele, and Freeman, Justin
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SOCIAL media ,SOCIAL control ,ADOLESCENCE ,PANEL analysis ,CONTROL (Psychology) - Abstract
This three-wave panel study examined the prospective and bidirectional relationships between parental control of social media use, and parents' and adolescents' perceived time spent on social media over a 2-year period. Adolescents (52% males, T1: M
age = 12.19, SD = 0.52) and one of their parents (96% mothers, T1: Mage = 45.26, SD = 4.28) completed annual surveys (T1: N = 498, T2: N = 477 and T3: N = 440). Data were analysed using cross-lagged panel models. More adolescent time spent on social media predicted small decreases in parental control 1 year later, but parental control did not predict adolescent time on social media. More parental time spent on social media predicted small increases in adolescent time spent on social media 1 year later, but adolescent use did not predict parent use. Examining factors related to parental use, rather than restriction, may be more effective to reduce adolescents' social media use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2024
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