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The Association Between Internet Parenting Styles and Children’s Use of the Internet at Home

 
الكاتب/ة الباحث/ة
Dr Fathi Ahmadieh
الناشر/المؤسسة
Routledge
تاريخ الإصدار
2014
الدولة
الأردن
Parenting styles are known to have a powerful influence on child development, and as such they can significantly influence children’s Internet use. The purpose of this study is to examine the Internet parenting style of Jordanian parents and their perspectives on their children’s Internet use. Children’s Internet use was evaluated in terms of four distinct parenting styles: authoritarian, authoritative, per missive, and neglectful. A total of 570 Jordanian parents of K–2 children participated in this study. For the purpose of the study, the researchers developed two scales: Internet Parenting Style Scale and Internet Usage Scale. Results indicated that the authoritative Internet parenting style was the most commonly used parenting style practiced by Jordanian parents, followed by the permissive and authoritarian parenting styles, with the neglectful parenting style being used the least. According to the parents, their children’s Internet use typically involved playing games online and visiting web sites. The findings also revealed that only the authoritarian parenting style was a significant predictor of children’s Internet use. Implications of these findings for parents and children are considered.