Parenting Journal · Volume 2 · Issue 4 · Licensed source edition
Bidirectional perspectives on internet-related family communication: Development and validation of the parent–child internet communication scale (PCICS) and associations with problematic internet use
Originally published 2026-08-08 · Addictive Behaviors Reports
Elsevier · DOI 10.1016/j.abrep.2026.100734 ↗
Editorial reading guide · Respect
Could my teenager tell me about an online mistake without expecting an immediate lecture?
A paired rating scale makes both sides of online-safety conversations visible, including whether concerns can be shared openly.
Who was studied?
Parents and adolescents involved in developing a measure of internet-related communication.
Age / stage: Adolescence
Read with three questions
- Which paired questions were designed to elicit a parent's and a teenager’s different views?
- Which aspects of the instrument were tested, and where would further validation be needed?
- Could my teenager tell me about an online mistake without expecting an immediate lecture?
Keep the limits in view
Reliability and validity evidence concern the instrument in the tested sample. These findings do not establish that changing the measured behavior improves outcomes.
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Nobuaki Morita (2026). Bidirectional perspectives on internet-related family communication: Development and validation of the parent–child internet communication scale (PCICS) and associations with problematic internet use Addictive Behaviors Reports. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2026.100734
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