![]() ![]() Alternative labels have been suggested: Internet use being compulsive ( Koning, Peeters, Finkenauer, & van den Eijnden, 2018 van den Eijnden, Spijkerman, Vermulst, van Rooij, & Engels, 2010), excessive ( Kalmus, Blinka, & Olafsson, 2015), or pathological ( Chng, Li, Liau, & Khoo, 2015). The term “Internet addiction” has been proposed ( Young, 2017), but so far this concept has not been accepted as a diagnosis in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) and 11th edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11 WHO) catalogs of mental health disorders. There is no consensus how to define Internet use problems. To find out, we conducted a systematic literature review. ![]() Looking for effective forms of guidance, we wondered what can be learned from the television-era parental mediation practices. We increasingly see such teens in our clinical practice, where we also face their parents who need guidance. Yet, online activities may become problematic for some adolescents. Internet use offers young people information and entertainment and allows them to learn skills, to have social contacts, and to express their feelings and opinions ( Louge, 2006). Today, a major challenge for parents is how they can protect their youths from engaging in harmful online activities ( Livingstone & Helsper, 2008). ![]() With the rapid expansion of the Internet, parental concerns have shifted to their child’s online screen use ( Boyd & Hargittai, 2013). The term “parental mediation” was coined, i.e., behavioral strategies parents can apply to contain their child’s television use ( Valkenburg, Krcmar, Peeters, & Marseille, 1999). As television started to dominate mid-20th century family life, communication research focused on how parents could protect their children against the negative impact this medium might have ( Clark, 2011). ![]()
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