Parents and Peers
This study examines the parent–child relationship as a predicting
factor for mobile dependence and finds that the
types and characteristics of parent–child relationships determine
the effects on the mobile phone dependence of a
child. Thus, while parental supervision is negatively associated
with the dependent variable, parental affection and
interference are positively associated herein. Previous studies(Toda,
Ezoe, Nishi, Mukai, Goto, and Morimoto 2008)
report that parents displaying either high care/high protection
or low care/low protection contribute to the developing
phone dependency of children. Particularly strong effects of
parental interference confirm that extremely high parental
protection leads to compulsive phone usage among children.
Chang, Song and Cho(2011) suggest that mobile phone