There is more than one way to engage in effective media parenting: An analysis of parenting with media in four world regions and associations with adolescent well-being

Abstract We examined whether multiple approaches to media parenting could be supportive of adolescent well-being. Using a Latent Profile Analysis, we identified approaches to media parenting and examined associations between media parenting profiles and adolescent well-being in four world regions. Data for this study were drawn from parents (N = 1,232) of adolescents and adolescent-parent dyads (adolescent ages 13–17; N = 266 dyads) living in Australia/New Zealand, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Analyses found five profiles of media parenting: Hands-off & Low Confidence, Permissive, Value-Neutral & Moderately Engaged, Engaged but Low Conversation, and Proactive & Engaged. We found some evidence for differences in media parenting profiles by country of residence, as well as limited evidence of differences in adolescent well-being by media parenting profiles, country of residence, or an interaction between profiles and country of residence.