Abstract
OBJECTIVESOpen and supportive communication between parents and children is known to reduce adolescents’ delinquent behavior. Recently, the risk of Internet gaming disorder (IGD) has been increasing in adolescents. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating effects of parent-child communication styles on the relationship between adolescent aggressiveness and risk of IGD.METHODSParticipants in this study were 402 first-year students from 4 middle schools in Seoul who enrolled in the Internet user Cohort for Unbiased Recognition of gaming disorder in Early adolescence (iCURE) and completed baseline assessment in 2016. The structural equation model was constructed based on an aggression questionnaire, the Internet game use-elicited symptom screen, a mother-child communication inventory, and a father-child communication inventory.RESULTSAdolescents’ aggressiveness was found to be related to their risk of IGD. The father-child communication style mediated the relationship between aggression and risk of IGD. However, the mother-child communication style had no mediating effect.CONCLUSIONSOur findings suggest that fathers should make an effort to improve open and positive communication skills with their children, because the father-child communication style plays an important role in the relationship between adolescent aggressiveness and risk of IGD.
Highlights
A correlation analysis of the major measurement parameters included in the research models showed a significantly positive correlation between aggression and the risk of Internet gaming disorder (IGD) (r= 0.32, p< 0.001)
Aggression was significantly negatively correlated with styles of father-child communication (r = -0.22, p < 0.001), and styles of father-child communication were significantly negatively correlated with the risk of IGD (r= -0.38, p< 0.001)
A model was constructed with styles of father-child communication as a mediating factor in the relationship between aggres
Summary
During the stormy period of adolescence, teenagers undergo development to adulthood and begin to exhibit problematic be-. Prefrontal development is still incomplete, and the amygdala, which controls fear and anger, plays a larger role in behavior; adolescents are more prone to exhibiting impulsive behaviors. Aggression is an intended behavior that harms or hurts others and includes the angry emotions that lead to aggressive behaviors [2]. Families affect adolescents’ socialization and can play an important role in adolescents’ antisocial
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