The Effect of Parenting Attitudes on Writing Vicious Internet Replies and the Viewing of Internet Pornography:With a Focus on Gender Differences

Na Rae Park, Su Kyung Oh, Mi Seon Jin, Su Jeong Baek, Ick-Joong Chung
2015 Adonghakoeji  
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of parenting attitudes on writing vicious internet replies and the viewing of internet pornography. This study utilized logistic and multiple regression analyses of the 5th wave(2nd grade in middle school) data from the Korean Youth Panel Study(KYPS), as administered by the National Youth Policy Institute. The results of this study can be summarized as follows: First, parenting attitudes were found to decrease the writing of vicious internet
more » ... plies and the viewing of internet pornography. Second, there was a significant gender difference in the effect of parenting attitudes. As for male adolescents, parental monitoring was more important in the decrease in writing vicious internet replies and the viewing of internet pornography than parental attachment. In contrast, for female adolescents, parental attachment was more important in decreasing
doi:10.5723/kjcs.2015.36.2.39 fatcat:5ecukn4rx5fvdmuzlhmh7lb52q