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Abstract

This study investigates the impact of school-driven technology demands (Distance Learning Context [DLC]) and Parental Risk Perception (PRP) on Smartphone Monitoring Practices (SMP) among homemaker mothers in Uttara, Dhaka, Bangladesh (N = 120), while explicitly evaluating the mediating role of Parental Anxiety (PA).  Data were analyzed using multiple linear regression, Pearson correlation.
Multiple regression analysis revealed that DLC (B = .621, p < .001) and PRP (B = .462, p < .001) significantly predicted maternal anxiety, accounting for 94.7% of its total variance (R2 = .947). Bivariate correlation demonstrated a near-perfect positive relationship between parental anxiety and home monitoring practices (r = .958, p < .001). Furthermore, Hayes PROCESS mediation analysis confirmed that parental anxiety significantly mediates the relationship between risk perception and home monitoring behaviors (ab = 1.2482, 95%{ Bootstrap CI } [1.0931, 1.4114]). Crucially, the negative direct path (c' = -0.1620, p = .018) demonstrates that cognitive awareness of digital risk alone does not drive active supervision; rather, parental anxiety acts as the indispensable emotional trigger compelling mothers to monitor device use.