Parents' Challenges To Stop School-Age Children From Developing An Internet Addiction Through Conscious Parenting And Parental Mediation

Abstract

Background: In today's digital age, many millennial parents experience conflicts with their children, which can lead to a lack of proper guidance. This often occurs when parents, feeling helpless, try to curb their children's excessive internet use, potentially reducing symptoms of internet addiction. In the context of elementary school students, the purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between attentive parenting, parent mediation, and dependency on the Internet. Methods: This investigation makes use of a cross-sectional design in conjunction with an analytical correlation approach. The sample consists of 119 parents of elementary school students, selected from a population of 169 through purposive sampling. Data were gathered using three questionnaires: the parental model, meditation in parenthood, and online addiction tests. Internet addiction, attentive parenthood, and parent arbitration are investigated. Spearman's Rho was used for data analysis. Result: The results indicated a strong association between parenting intervention and internet addiction, as shown by the Rank Spearman statistical test showing ρ = 0.000 < α = 0.05. Furthermore, the statistical test revealed that the correlation coefficient (ρ) was 0.000, which is less than the significance level (α) of 0.05. This indicates a substantial association between attentive parenting and internet addiction. Conclusion: Internet addiction in primary school-aged children may be avoided with the support of attentive parenthood and mediation by parents. To reduce their child's risk of addiction, parents should supervise their children's internet usage and adopt good parental techniques.