The relationship between partner phubbing and parental phubbing among Chinese couples

IF 1.8 3区社会学 Q2 FAMILY STUDIES

Family Relations Pub Date : 2025-06-16 DOI:10.1111/fare.13201

Mengge Li, Tingting Song, Jirui Wang, Peng Ma, Qingwei Chen, Taotao Ru, Guofu Zhou

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Abstract

Objective

Grounded in family systems theory and interdependence theory, this study examines the associations between partner phubbing and parental phubbing, with marital satisfaction as a mediator.

Background

In recent years, researchers have delved into the adverse effects of parental phubbing, yet studies investigating its underlying mechanisms remain scarce. Understanding these mechanisms is critical for developing effective interventions.

Method

The study used two-wave longitudinal data and administered questionnaires to assess 436 husband–wife dyads in China. The average age of husbands was 42.32 years (SD = 4.77), and wives were 40.86 years old (SD = 4.88).

Results

The results showed that wives' parental phubbing was directly influenced by both wives' and husbands' partner phubbing, In contrast, husbands' parental phubbing showed no significant relationship with their own or their wives' partner phubbing. Furthermore, wives' marital satisfaction mediated the link between husbands' partner phubbing and wives' parental phubbing.

Conclusion

The findings underscore the significance of partner phubbing in shaping parenting behavior, with differences observed between husbands and wives.

Implications

The findings have important implications for practices and research that focus on the interplay of phubbing within family subsystems and adopt a familial dynamics perspective.

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中国夫妻中伴侣低头与父母低头的关系

目的以家庭系统理论和相互依赖理论为基础，以婚姻满意度为中介，探讨伴侣低头和父母低头之间的关系。近年来，研究人员深入研究了父母低头症的不良影响，但调查其潜在机制的研究仍然很少。了解这些机制对于制定有效的干预措施至关重要。方法采用双波纵向数据法和问卷调查法对全国436对夫妻进行调查。丈夫平均年龄42.32岁（SD = 4.77），妻子平均年龄40.86岁（SD = 4.88）。结果妻子的父母低头行为直接受到妻子和丈夫的伴侣低头行为的影响，而丈夫的父母低头行为与自己和妻子的伴侣低头行为没有显著关系。此外，妻子的婚姻满意度在丈夫的伴侣低头和妻子的父母低头之间起到中介作用。结论：研究结果强调了伴侣低头在塑造父母行为方面的重要性，在丈夫和妻子之间观察到差异。该研究结果对关注低头行为在家庭子系统中的相互作用并采用家庭动力学观点的实践和研究具有重要意义。

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Family Relations Multiple-

CiteScore

3.40

自引率

13.60%

发文量

164

期刊介绍： A premier, applied journal of family studies, Family Relations is mandatory reading for family scholars and all professionals who work with families, including: family practitioners, educators, marriage and family therapists, researchers, and social policy specialists. The journal"s content emphasizes family research with implications for intervention, education, and public policy, always publishing original, innovative and interdisciplinary works with specific recommendations for practice.