TY  - JOUR
A1  - Wright, Michelle F.
A1  - Wachs, Sebastian
T1  - Does Parental Mediation of Technology Use Moderate the Associations between Cyber Aggression Involvement and Substance Use?
T2  - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
N2  - The goal of this three-year longitudinal study was to examine the buffering effect of parental mediation of adolescents’ technology use (i.e., restrictive, co-viewing, and instructive) on the relationships among cyber aggression involvement and substance use (i.e., alcohol use, marijuana use, cigarette smoking, and non-marijuana illicit drug use). Overall, 867 (M age = 13.67, age range from 13–15 years, 51% female, 49% White) 8th grade adolescents from the Midwestern United States participated in this study during the 6th grade (Wave 1), 7th grade (Wave 2), and 8th grade (Wave 3). Results revealed that higher levels of Wave 2 instructive mediation weakened the association between Wave 1 cyber victimization and Wave 3 alcohol use and Wave 3 non-marijuana illicit drug use. The relationship was stronger between Wave 1 cyber victimization and Wave 3 alcohol use and Wave 3 non-marijuana illicit drug use when adolescents reported lower levels of Wave 2 instructive mediation. At lower levels of Wave 2 instructive mediation, the association between Wave 1 cyber aggression perpetration and Wave 3 non-marijuana illicit drug use was stronger. Implications of these findings are discussed in the context of parents recognizing their role in helping to mitigate the negative consequences associated with adolescents’ cyber aggression involvement.
KW  - cyber aggression
KW  - cyber victimization
KW  - parental mediation
KW  - substance use
Y1  - 2019
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/43722
SN  - 1661-7827
SN  - 1660-4601
VL  - 16
IS  - 3
PB  - MDPI AG
CY  - Basel
ER  -