1. The MySpace Generation Parenting Children in a Virtual World: How Parental Attachment Influences Teen Online Behavior Larry Rosen, Ph.D. Nancy Cheever, M.A., Cheyenne Cummings, B.A., Julie Felt, B.A., & Michelle Albertella, B.A. California State University, Dominguez Hills

2. The MySpace Generation PARENTING STYLE Baumrind (1971) Macoby & Martin (1983) Parenting Style Questionnaire (PSQ: Lamborn et. al; 1991) Two Dimensions: Control/Demandingness/Strictness/Supervision “My parents know exactly where I am most afternoons after school” Warmth/Responsiveness/Parental Involvement “I can count on my parent to help me out if I have some kind of problem.”

3. The MySpace Generation High Warmth High Strictness High Warmth Low Strictness Low Warmth High Strictness Low Warmth Low Strictness AUTHORITATIVE PARENTING INDULGENT PARENTING AUTHORITARIAN PARENTING NEGLECTFUL PARENTING

4. The MySpace Generation PARENTING STYLES

5. The MySpace Generation DEMOGRAPHIC DIFFERNCES PARENT GENDER: Fathers more Neglectful (49%) than Mothers (29%) CHILD AGE: Older teens were more likely to have Neglectful or Indulgent parents than younger teens NO OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES FOR PARENTS OR TEENS

6. The MySpace Generation Hours Per Week on MySpace Study 3: Indulgent > Authoritative/Authoritarian Study 4: Neglectful > Authoritative

7. The MySpace Generation Number of MySpace Friends Study 3: Neglectful > Authoritative Study 4: No significant differences

8. The MySpace Generation Parent-Teen Intimacy Authoritative > Authoritarian/Indulgent > Neglectful

9. The MySpace Generation Parent-Teen Attachment Authoritative = Indulgent > Authoritarian = Neglectful

10. The MySpace Generation Teen Social Confidence Authoritative > Authoritarian > Indulgent = Neglectful

11. The MySpace Generation Teen Feels Socially Liberated Online Authoritative = Authoritarian > Indulgent = Neglectful

12. The MySpace Generation Self-Esteem Authoritative > Authoritarian/Indulgent > Neglectful

13. The MySpace Generation Family Support Authoritative > Authoritarian > Indulgent = Neglectful

14. The MySpace Generation Friend Support Authoritative = Authoritarian = Indulgent > Neglectful

15. The MySpace Generation Internet Addiction Neglectful > Authoritarian = Authoritative = Indulgent

16. The MySpace Generation Depression Neglectful > Indulgent/Authoritarian > Authoritative

17. The MySpace Generation ADDITIONAL FINDINGS Teens with Authoritative, Indulgent, or Authoritarian parents make friends more easily than teens with Neglectful parents Teens with Authoritative parents find it easier to be honest online than those with Neglectful parents Teens with Authoritative parents are less shy online than those with Neglectful parents

18. The MySpace Generation PARENT HAS SEEN TEEN’S MYSPACE PAGE Authoritative> Indulgent=Authoritarian > Neglectful

19. The MySpace Generation PARENT NEVER/ALMOST NEVER VIEWS TEEN’S MYSPACE Neglectful >Authoritarian = Indulgent > Authoritative

20. The MySpace Generation PARENT HAS SEEN TEEN’S MYSPACE PHOTOS Authoritative = Indulgent = Authoritarian > Neglectful

21. The MySpace Generation COMPUTER IN TEEN’S BEDROOM Study 3: Indulgent=Neglectful > Authoritative=Authoritarian Study 4: Indulgent=Authoritarian=Neglectful > Authoritative

22. The MySpace Generation PARENT HAS OWN MYSPACE PAGE Study 3: Authoritative=Indulgent >Authoritarian=Neglectful Study 4: No significant differences

23. The MySpace Generation TEEN WRITES A BLOG Study 3: Indulgent=Neglectful > Authoritative=Authoritarian Study 4: No significant differences

24. The MySpace Generation TEEN MET WITH SOMEONE FIRST MET ONLINE Study 3: Indulgent > Authoritative=Authoritarian=Neglectful Study 4: No significant differences

25. The MySpace Generation CONCLUSIONS Parenting Style Impacts Teen MySpace Behaviors Time spent online Number of online friends Meeting online friends offline Writing blogs

26. The MySpace Generation CONCLUSIONS Parenting Style Impacts Teen Attitudes Online social confidence Finding online experience socially liberating Making friends online Being more honest online Being less shy online

27. The MySpace Generation CONCLUSIONS Parenting Style Impacts Parent MySpace Behaviors How often parent views teen MySpace page Whether parent has seen teen MySpace photos Whether parent has own MySpace page Where parent locates computer that teen uses

28. The MySpace Generation CONCLUSIONS Parenting Style Impacts Teen Psychological Health  Parent-teen intimacy  Parent-teen attachment  Teen self-esteem  Teen depression  Teen Internet addiction  Teen family and friend support

29. The MySpace Generation IMPLICATIONS Parenting style clearly affects all aspects of behavioral uses of MySpace, attitudes toward MySpace and psychological impact of MySpace behavior.

30. The MySpace Generation IMPLICATIONS Overall, Authoritative parenting setting clear limits with warmth, caring, and teen input positively impacts all aspects of teen interactions with MySpace.

31. The MySpace Generation

35. Parental Perceptions of Teen MySpace Behaviors Michelle Albertella, B.A.