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December 8, 2025JMIR Pediatrics and ParentingOpen Access

Exploring the Impact of Perceived Parental Oversight on Problematic Smartphone Use Among Adolescents in the Digital Age: Database Analysis

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Overview

Analysis reveals parental mediation strategies affect smartphone addiction in adolescents, highlighting autonomy and internet access factors.

Key Points

  • To examine the relationship between perceived parental monitoring and problematic smartphone use in adolescents in Taiwan.
  • Analyzed a nationwide dataset from Taiwan's annual survey of adolescents aged 10-18 years (n=1673).
  • Used descriptive analysis and moderated multiple serial mediation regression to assess outcomes.
  • Investigated three parental mediation styles: restrictive monitoring, evaluative mediation, and unfocused monitoring.
  • Restrictive monitoring reduces smartphone addiction significantly in younger adolescents (aged 10-12).
  • Older adolescents (aged 16-18) benefit more from strategies that promote autonomy and appropriate digital conduct.
  • Unfocused surveillance is ineffective, necessitating tailored parental strategies to combat addiction.

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Mary Ho (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69362f5d4fa91c937236dc53https://doi.org/10.2196/75837
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