Maternal Phubbing and Mother - Child Relationship

Abstract

A study was conducted among children between 10-16 years of age and their mothers attending a selected hospital in Kozhikode (Kerala) to assess the maternal phubbing of children, assess the mother-child relationship and test the association between maternal phubbing and mother-child relationship. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The study was conducted among 50 mothers and children attending IPD and OPD of Paediatric Department of Baby Memorial Hospital, Kozhikode; the samples were selected using purposive sampling technique. The results of the study revealed that that majority (70%) of mothers were having mild phubbing and 88 percent of the subjects exhibited closeness in the relationship with their child. It was also revealed that there exists a negative correlation between maternal phubbing and closeness (‘r’ value-0.392) and a positive correlation between maternal phubbing and con ict (‘r’ value 0.644)