Predicting internet addiction in teenagers according to the parenting styles, the family emotional atmosphere, and marital conflict between parents

Sadipour, Esmaeil; Amani, Elmira

doi:10.22098/jfrs.2025.15957.1209

Predicting internet addiction in teenagers according to the parenting styles, the family emotional atmosphere, and marital conflict between parents

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Esmaeil Sadipour ¹
Elmira Amani ²

¹ Professor, Departement of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran

² Postdoctoral Student of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran

10.22098/jfrs.2025.15957.1209

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to predict Internet addiction in teenagers based on parenting styles, family emotional atmosphere, and marital conflict of parents.
Methods: The research method was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population of the present study included all second-year high school students in public high schools in the city of Ardabil during the academic year of 2021-2022. 375 students were selected by a multi-stage cluster sampling method. Data were collected using the Internet Addiction Questionnaire (2010), Parenting Styles Questionnaire (2002), Affective Family Atmosphere Questionnaire (2013), and Marital Conflict Scale (1986). Data analysis was done using SPSS- 25 software, the Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regression.
Results: The results showed that there is a negative and meaningful relationship between Internet addiction, authoritative and autocratic parenting styles, and the emotional atmosphere of the family (P<0.05). Also, there is a positive and significant relationship between marital conflict, neglectful parenting style, and internet addiction (P<0.05).
Conclusion: The results showed that parenting styles, family emotional atmosphere, and marital conflict of parents play an important role in predicting teenagers' internet addiction. Therefore, it is recommended that psychologists and school counselors hold workshops with the aim of reducing and preventing internet addiction among teenagers.

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