TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Internet use and verbal aggression: the moderating role of parents and peers
JO  - Computers in human behavior
A1  - Appel, Markus
A1  - Stiglbauer, Barbara
A1  - Batinic, Bernad
A1  - Holtz, Peter
SP  - 235
EP  - 241
VL  - 33
IS  - 
N2  - This research investigated the influence of parent-adolescent communication quality, as perceived by the adolescents, on the relationship between adolescents' Internet use and verbal aggression. Adolescents (N = 363, age range 10-16, M-T1 = 12.84, SD = 1.93) were examined twice with a six-month delay. Controlling for social support in general terms, moderated regression analyses showed that Internet-related communication quality with parents determined whether Internet use is associated with an increase or a decrease in adolescents' verbal aggression scores over time. A three way interaction indicated that high Internet-related communication quality with peers can have disadvantageous effects if the communication quality with parents is low. Implications on resources and risk factors related to the effects of Internet use are discussed. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0747-5632
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.01.007
ID  - ref1
ER  -