Abstract
AbstractThis study explored the role of caregivers in promoting Internet safety among adolescents (n = 58; 13–16 years old) diagnosed with attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder in the United States. Teen participants reported their cyberbullying and sexting behaviours and their parents’ knowledge and monitoring of their online activities; parent‐reported opposition‐defiant disorder symptoms were also collected. Teens reported their parents monitored their Internet behaviours in a variety of ways; however, the only variables associated with decreased online risk behaviours were the teens’ perception of their parents’ general knowledge of their online engagements. Parent‐reported teen oppositional behaviours did not alter results. Cultivating communicative parent–teen relationships may be the most beneficial strategy in promoting online safety.
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