EXAMINING INDIVIDUAL, RELATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS OF ADOLESCENT INTERNET USE: A MIXED METHODS STUDY

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The present mixed methods study aims to examine adolescent Problematic Internet Use (PIU) from the Problem Behavior Theory (PBT) perspective. The first part of the study aimed to achieve an in-depth examination of adolescent PIU and explore the relational and environmental dynamics of PIU. Then, building on this qualitative part, a Structural Equation Model (SEM) that aimed to explain PIU was hypothesized and tested in the second part of the study. For this purpose, firstly, semi-structured indepth interviews were conducted separately with 20 parent-adolescent pairs. Then, 1582 high school students participated in the quantitative study. Participants filled out questionnaires that measured perceived parenting practices for both mothers and fathers, perceived social support from family, loneliness, avoidant coping, selfregulation skills, and PIU. SEM was used to test the hypothesized model.Findings provided an in-depth understanding of PIU as experienced and defined by adolescents and parents. Qualitative results revealed that self-regulation and coping skills are critical personal variables associated with PIU, whereas parenting practices, perceived support, and loneliness are important relational and environmental factors contributing to PIU. SEM findings also supported that accepting parenting style perceived from the mother, loneliness, self-regulation, and coping skills directly predict PIU. Also, accepting parenting perceived from the father had significant indirect paths to PIU through loneliness, self-regulation, and coping skills. The theoretical and practical implications and recommendations for future research were discussed along with further details of the findings.

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Problematic internet use, adolescents, parents, problem behavior theory, mixed methods design.

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S. Ayas, “EXAMINING INDIVIDUAL, RELATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS OF ADOLESCENT INTERNET USE: A MIXED METHODS STUDY,” Ph.D. - Doctoral Program, Middle East Technical University, 2022.