Parenting styles and Internet addiction in Chinese primary school students: a moderated sequential mediation model of self-control, rejection sensitivity, and achievement motivation

These findings challenge traditional authoritarian practices and highlight the benefits of authoritative parenting that integrates <i>guan</i> (discipline) with warmth. They underscore the need for multi-level interventions combining parent education with programs fostering children's self-control and achievement motivation in culturally grounded family contexts.