A Study on the Correlation Between Adolescents' Internet Addiction and their Relationship with Parents, Emotion Regulation, and Callous-Unemotional Traits

Pawar Ranjita Maruti, Dr. Babhuti Kashyap

Volume 7, Issue 4 2023

Page: 33-38

Abstract

The objective of this research was to examine the connections between parent-child relationships, the control of emotions, and callous-unemotional qualities, and their impact on Internet addiction in a sample of teenagers from the community. 743 adolescents between the ages of 10 and 21 completed self-report measures on their relationship with their parents (both mothers and fathers), emotion regulation (specifically cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression), callous-unemotional traits (including callousness, uncaring, and unemotional), and Internet addiction. The findings indicated that those who saw their mothers as less available, shown a higher level of cognitive reappraisal, and exhibited more callousness were more likely to develop Internet addiction. Subsequently, the ramifications of these discoveries are examined.

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