Participants included 287 families (106 single parent and 190
two-parent, 65% male adolescents) who were selected from a
larger sample (N 465). Families were selected for the current
study only if the adolescent child reported playing video games.
Regarding ethnicity, 67% of families were European American,
12% were African American, and 21% were multiethnic. In all, 39%
of fathers and 34% of mothers reported having at least a bachelor’s
degree. Moreover, 96% of fathers and 63% of mothers reported
being currently married (never divorced). Among the rest,
10% of mothers were single parents, never married; 3% were
separated; 15% were divorced; 5% were cohabiting; and 2% were
widowed.