Jovens online: práticas parentais, conflito familiar e dependência de Internet

Abstract

This dissertation aimed to investigate the interactions between parenting practices, parent-child conflict and the perception of interparental conflict on Internet addiction in young people. We conducted a descriptive exploratory study of quantitative and transversal character. The sample consisted of 200 young Brazilians between 15 and 24 years of age. Participants responded individually to the protocol available online, consisting of a questionnaire about socio-demographic data and the use of the internet, the Escala de Conflito Pais-filho (Parent-Child Conflict Scale), the Escala de Práticas Parentais (Parental Practices Scale), the Childrens' Perception of Interparental Conflict Scale, the Internet Addiction Test and the Internet Addiction Diagnostic Questionnaire. This dissertation is organized as two empirical articles, and the titles are: "Family conflicts and parenting practices as predictors of Internet addiction in young people" and "discriminant Profile of young internet dependents: the role of family relationships." Results confirm international studies on the impact of family relationships on Internet addiction and indicate that the investigated variables have considerable weight and role on Internet addiction in young people, considering that this is a complex and multifactorial phenomenon.