The association between parent-child relationship and problematic internet use among English- and Chinese-language studies: A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: As past studies of the association between parent-child relationship and problematic internet use show mixed results and are influenced by many factors, this meta-analysis of 75 primary Chinese and English language studies from 1990 to 2021 with 110,601 participants (aged 6-25 years) explored (a) the overall association between parent-child relationship and problematic internet use, and (b) whether the association is affected by their types, country, measures, objects of the parent-child relationship, gender, age, year and publication types. We used funnel plots, Classic fail-safe N and Egger's test to test for publication bias and for moderation with the homogeneity tests. The results showed a negative association between quality of parent-child relationship and problematic

SUBMITTER: Zhu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9469099 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature