Calls over cuddles: Is technoference associated with lower parental warmth?

IF 2.2 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2024-12-27 DOI:10.1016/j.appdev.2024.101740

Diana Fusha , Maria T. Corkin , Elizabeth R. Peterson , Annette M.E. Henderson

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Abstract

Based on past research showing negative associations between parents' use of mobile technologies whilst parenting (so-called “technoference”) and parental responsiveness and attachment, we hypothesised negative associations of technoference and parental warmth for parents of infants. Linear regression with bootstrapping was used to test the associations of several forms of mobile phone use and self-rated parental warmth in a sample of 64 predominantly White parents of 20-month-olds. Surprisingly, higher frequencies of receiving audible notifications and checking mobile devices by parents when with their infants were statistically significantly associated with higher parental warmth. Our findings may be due to higher levels of connectedness to the outside world “spilling-over” into more positive perceptions of time spent with the child. While our novel findings suggest some potential benefits of phone use whilst parenting, this must be interpreted in the context of a range of negative developmental outcomes now associated with technoference.

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Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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5.10

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology focuses on two key concepts: human development, which refers to the psychological transformations and modifications that occur during the life cycle and influence an individual behavior within the social milieu; and application of knowledge, which is derived from investigating variables in the developmental process. Its contributions cover research that deals with traditional life span markets (age, social roles, biological status, environmental variables) and broadens the scopes of study to include variables that promote understanding of psychological processes and their onset and development within the life span. Most importantly.