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        The Influence of Parents and Peers on Problematic Social Media Use Revealed

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        2019
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        Leijse, M.M.L.
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        Since social media use became an important part of our daily lives, especially during adolescence, more research has been conducted to investigate factors that may influence the development of its problematic use. In this study, we examined the role of the broader context of parental (time spent with parents and family support) and peer (peer support and peer pressure) factors in the development of an individual’s problematic social media use in a longitudinal design. Adolescents (N=1384) aged between 11 and 19 years (M=14.1, SD=1.03) were included and completed a self-report questionnaire twice. Results showed that there is an effect of parent and peer factors for the risky group of social media users, but not for the problematic group. In addition, the lack of effect of parental and peer factors was not moderated by adolescents’ self-control. However, self-control itself has an effect on problematic social media use. In conclusion, this study has demonstrated that general parent and peer factors can be protective for risky social media users but not for the problematic users for which individual factors seem to be more important.
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