%0 Journal Article
%T Role of mothers¡¯ and fathers¡¯ Internet parenting for family climate
%A Gabriela Gniewosz
%A Ruth Festl
%J Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
%@ 1460-3608
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0265407518771753
%X Within today¡¯s families, there is a growing relevance of children¡¯s Internet use as an important and conflictual educational issue, especially during early and middle adolescence. The family climate can be seen as a sensor on how well families handle such Internet-related conflicts. We extended prior research by investigating the role Internet parenting plays for the perceived family climate of 952 nuclear families using a multiactor design. Moreover, we examined whether families¡¯ educational background moderates the expected association between Internet parenting and family climate. The results confirmed that mothers and fathers with higher parenting confidence more often co-used the Internet with their child, which was found to positively influence the family climate. With regard to the education background, we found that the parental co-use of the Internet was a significant mediator, especially for middle- and lower educated fathers. Overall, the findings underline the relevance of parent¨Cchild shared Internet activities as a positive resource of family life
%K Co-use
%K educational background
%K family climate
%K Internet parenting
%K restrictive mediation
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0265407518771753