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Parenting Children in a Virtual World: How Parental Attachment Influences Teen Online Behavior

Parenting Children in a Virtual World: How Parental Attachment Influences Teen Online Behavior Larry Rosen, Ph.D. Nancy Cheever, M.A., Cheyenne Cummings, B.A., Julie Felt, B.A., & Michelle Albertella, B.A. California State University, Dominguez Hills. PARENTING STYLE

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Parenting Children in a Virtual World: How Parental Attachment Influences Teen Online Behavior

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  1. Parenting Children in a Virtual World: How Parental Attachment Influences Teen Online Behavior Larry Rosen, Ph.D. Nancy Cheever, M.A., Cheyenne Cummings, B.A., Julie Felt, B.A., & Michelle Albertella, B.A. California State University, Dominguez Hills

  2. PARENTING STYLE Baumrind (1971) Macoby & Martin (1983) Parenting Style Questionnaire (PSQ: Lamborn et. al; 1991) Two Dimensions: Control/Demandingness/Strictness/Supervision “My parents know exactly where I am most afternoons after school” Warmth/Responsiveness/Parental Involvement “I can count on my parent to help me out if I have some kind of problem.”

  3. AUTHORITATIVE PARENTING INDULGENT PARENTING AUTHORITARIAN PARENTING NEGLECTFUL PARENTING

  4. PARENTING STYLES

  5. DEMOGRAPHIC DIFFERNCES PARENT GENDER: Fathers more Neglectful (49%) than Mothers (29%) CHILD AGE: Older teens were more likely to have Neglectful or Indulgent parents than younger teens NO OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES FOR PARENTS OR TEENS

  6. Hours Per Week on MySpace Study 3: Indulgent > Authoritative/Authoritarian Study 4: Neglectful > Authoritative

  7. Number of MySpace Friends Study 3: Neglectful > Authoritative Study 4: No significant differences

  8. Parent-Teen Intimacy Authoritative > Authoritarian/Indulgent > Neglectful

  9. Parent-Teen Attachment Authoritative = Indulgent > Authoritarian = Neglectful

  10. Teen Social Confidence Authoritative > Authoritarian > Indulgent = Neglectful

  11. Teen Feels Socially Liberated Online Authoritative = Authoritarian > Indulgent = Neglectful

  12. Self-Esteem Authoritative > Authoritarian/Indulgent > Neglectful

  13. Family Support Authoritative > Authoritarian > Indulgent = Neglectful

  14. Friend Support Authoritative = Authoritarian = Indulgent > Neglectful

  15. Internet Addiction Neglectful > Authoritarian = Authoritative = Indulgent

  16. Depression Neglectful > Indulgent/Authoritarian > Authoritative

  17. ADDITIONAL FINDINGS • Teens with Authoritative, Indulgent, or Authoritarian parents make friends more easily than teens with Neglectful parents • Teens with Authoritative parents find it easier to be honest online than those with Neglectful parents • Teens with Authoritative parents are less shy online than those with Neglectful parents

  18. PARENT HAS SEEN TEEN’S MYSPACE PAGE Authoritative> Indulgent=Authoritarian > Neglectful

  19. PARENT NEVER/ALMOST NEVER VIEWS TEEN’S MYSPACE Neglectful >Authoritarian = Indulgent > Authoritative

  20. PARENT HAS SEEN TEEN’S MYSPACE PHOTOS Authoritative = Indulgent = Authoritarian > Neglectful

  21. COMPUTER IN TEEN’S BEDROOM Study 3: Indulgent=Neglectful > Authoritative=Authoritarian Study 4: Indulgent=Authoritarian=Neglectful > Authoritative

  22. PARENT HAS OWN MYSPACE PAGE Study 3: Authoritative=Indulgent >Authoritarian=Neglectful Study 4: No significant differences

  23. TEEN WRITES A BLOG Study 3: Indulgent=Neglectful > Authoritative=Authoritarian Study 4: No significant differences

  24. TEEN MET WITH SOMEONE FIRST MET ONLINE Study 3: Indulgent > Authoritative=Authoritarian=Neglectful Study 4: No significant differences

  25. CONCLUSIONS Parenting Style Impacts Teen MySpace Behaviors Time spent online Number of online friends Meeting online friends offline Writing blogs

  26. CONCLUSIONS Parenting Style Impacts Teen Attitudes Online social confidence Finding online experience socially liberating Making friends online Being more honest online Being less shy online

  27. CONCLUSIONS Parenting Style Impacts Parent MySpace Behaviors How often parent views teen MySpace page Whether parent has seen teen MySpace photos Whether parent has own MySpace page Where parent locates computer that teen uses

  28. CONCLUSIONS Parenting Style Impacts Teen Psychological Health Parent-teen intimacy Parent-teen attachment Teen self-esteem Teen depression Teen Internet addiction Teen family and friend support

  29. IMPLICATIONS Parenting style clearly affects all aspects of behavioral uses of MySpace, attitudes toward MySpace and psychological impact of MySpace behavior.

  30. IMPLICATIONS Overall, Authoritative parenting setting clear limits with warmth, caring, and teen input positively impacts all aspects of teen interactions with MySpace.

  31. Parental Perceptions of Teen MySpace Behaviors Michelle Albertella, B.A.

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