The mediating effect of parental monitoring in the association between parent–child relationship harmony and smartphone addiction: findings from a nationwide youth survey in China
Our study explored the association between parent-child relationship harmony and youth smartphone addiction, which appeared to be partially mediated by efficient parental monitoring. Self-control played a moderating role in the indirect pathway of the mediating effect.
Authors
- Ziyan Meng
- Kaiyuan Min (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7292-0314)
- Juntao Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1180-391X)
- Hui Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9520-0640)
- Qing Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3087-4692)
- Runping Ma
Institutions
- Capital Medical University (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-03-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22366-3
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.60