Mom, dad, put down your phone and talk to me: how parental phubbing influences problematic internet use among adolescents

Table 2 Testing the pathways of the multiple mediation model

Path	Point estimate	95% CI
Path	Point estimate	Lower	Upper
a. Total effects model
Parental phubbing → PIU	0.43***	0.30	0.57
b. Multiple mediation model
Direct effects
Parental phubbing → PIU	0.32***	0.18	0.46
Parental phubbing → Parent–child relationship	− 0.23***	− 0.30	− 0.15
Parent–child relationship → PIU	− 0.22***	− 0.38	− 0.06
Parental phubbing → BPNS	− 0.23***	− 0.36	− 0.11
BPNS → PIU	− 0.20***	− 0.30	− 0.11
Parent–child relationship → BPNS	0.43***	− 0.29	− 0.58
Indirect effects
Parental phubbing → Parent–child relationship → PIU	0.05	0.01	0.10
Parental phubbing → BPNS→ PIU	0.05	0.02	0.10
Parental phubbing → Parent–child relationship → BPNS →PIU	0.02	0.01	0.04

Note N = 495; ***p <.001; CI: Confidence Interval; PIU: Problematic Internet Use; BPNS: Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction

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