Parental Internet-Specific Rules and the Onset of Adolescents’ Problematic Social Media Use: Prospective Study Testing Potential Moderators

Setting internet-specific rules seems to have a preventive effect on the development of problematic social media use symptoms in pre- and early adolescence, but may be counterproductive from the age of 15.7 years onward. These findings highlight the importance of age-appropriate parental mediation strategies to prevent problematic social media use.

Authors

Regina J. J. M. van den Eijnden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5353-8440)
Suzanne M. Geurts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4995-5348)
Helen G. M. Vossen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3931-6195)
Ina M. Koning (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0305-0487)

Institutions

Utrecht University (NL)
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)

Publication Details

Journal: Journal of Medical Internet Research
Published: 2025-09-18
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2196/64252
Citations: 1
Primary Topic: Child Development and Digital Technology
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 8.93

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Parental Internet-Specific Rules and the Onset of Adolescents’ Problematic Social Media Use: Prospective Study Testing Potential Moderators

Regina J. J. M. van den Eijnden, Suzanne M. Geurts, Helen G. M. Vossen, Ina M. Koning

Sep 18, 2025

1 citations

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Child Development and Digital Technology

8.93

article

Parental Internet-Specific Rules and the Onset of Adolescents’ Problematic Social Media Use: Prospective Study Testing Potential Moderators

Regina J. J. M. van den Eijnden, Suzanne M. Geurts, Helen G. M. Vossen, Ina M. Koning

September 18, 2025article en

1 citations

Abstract

Setting internet-specific rules seems to have a preventive effect on the development of problematic social media use symptoms in pre- and early adolescence, but may be counterproductive from the age of 15.7 years onward. These findings highlight the importance of age-appropriate parental mediation strategies to prevent problematic social media use.

Journal of Medical Internet ResearchVol. 27

Utrecht University (NL), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)

Openalex Percentile: Top 3%

Child Development and Digital Technology

8.93

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Parental Internet-Specific Rules and the Onset of Adolescents’ Problematic Social Media Use: Prospective Study Testing Potential Moderators — Regina J. J. M. van den Eijnden, Suzanne M. Geurts, et al. · Journal of Medical Internet Research (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS