Parenting Journal · Volume 2 · Issue 4 · Licensed source edition
Parental Rejection, Overprotection and Adolescent Smartphone Addiction: Mediating Role of Sense of Security and Moderating Role of Forgiveness
Originally published 2026-05-16 · Behavioral Sciences
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · DOI 10.3390/bs16050796 ↗
Editorial reading guide · Respect
Does a limit on phone use leave my child feeling protected, rejected or both?
The study distinguishes feeling rejected from feeling overprotected in discussions of security and smartphone use.
Who was studied?
Seven hundred and thirty students recruited from four schools in Hunan, China.
Age / stage: Late childhood to adolescence
Read with three questions
- How were overprotection and rejection distinguished in the questionnaire?
- Whose perspective is represented by the ratings, and whose perspective is missing?
- Does a limit on phone use leave my child feeling protected, rejected or both?
Keep the limits in view
Reports from this sample may reflect who participated and how the questions were worded. Associations alone do not establish that a parenting response caused the outcome.
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Wuyu Wang; Kairu Xue; Lu Zhou; Fanchang Kong (2026). Parental Rejection, Overprotection and Adolescent Smartphone Addiction: Mediating Role of Sense of Security and Moderating Role of Forgiveness Behavioral Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs16050796
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