The influence of family factors on mobile phone addiction among minors

Abstract

Since 2007, the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) has been investigating the online behavior of Chinese youth. Until 1 December 2022, CNNIC released the “Research Report on the Internet Usage of Minors in China in 2021” which shows that the Internet penetration rate among minors is 96.8%, which this means that minors can no longer live without access to the internet. With the advancement of technology and the development of the internet age, smartphones are also coming into the homes of families. Some minors have also fallen into the problem of mobile phone internet addiction as a result. In daily life, all aspects influence the level of addiction to mobile phones among minors. Moreover, family factors play a key role in the development of minors; good family factors contribute to the healthy development of minors. Through data collection and analysis of previous studies, this study analyzes the effects of different factors on the degree of mobile phone addiction among minors in terms of family environment, family atmosphere and family parenting style in this paper. The conclusion is that the worse the family factors are, the more addicted the minor is to mobile phones. Having a good family element is also key to helping minors prevent mobile phone addiction. A good family element can help minors to redirect their attention to life and help them to solve or face problems that arise during their development, and this will reduce the chances of minors becoming dependent on mobile phones and developing an internet addiction to them.