Digital distraction or accessible aid? Parental media use during feedings and parent-infant attachment, dysfunction, and relationship quality

Coyne, Sarah M.; Shawcroft, Jane; Gale, Megan; Reich, Stephanie M.; Linder, Lisa; McDaniel, Brandon T.; Stockdale, Laura; Booth, McCall

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2021.107051

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“…Per prima cosa i genitori riferiscono di utilizzare gli schermi per far fronte alle difficoltà relazionali, di alimentazione dei bambini, ma anche per rimanere produttivi anche durante i momenti di accudimento e poter restare connessi con altre persone. Inoltre dichiarano di usare le tecnologie per alleviare lo stress delle cure parentali e per ricavare del tempo per sestessi [14]. Quindi cercano di rendere meno pesante l'impegno (e la fatica) relazionale.…”

Section: Comportamenti E Motivazioni Dei Genitoriunclassified

Bambini, schermi e benessere. Indicazioni dalla ricerca, motivazioni dei genitori e ruolo del pediatra di famiglia

Grollo¹,

Zanor²,

Oretti

2023

QACP

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Si riportano alcune evidenze scientifiche documentate sulle correlazioni tra utilizzo degli schermi e sviluppo del bambino, in particolare nei primi anni di vita e poi nella prima infanzia, derivanti dalle principali pubblicazioni disponibili nel contesto italiano ma anche da alcune recenti ricerche svolte in ambito internazionale. Si indagano le principali motivazioni dei genitori rispetto alle abitudini di utilizzo dei dispositivi digitali nell’ambito familiare e l’importanza per i genitori di avere delle indicazioni su questo tema. Si ribadisce il ruolo fondamentale che il pediatra di famiglia è chiamato a svolgere anche in questo campo, informando i genitori circa gli effetti che gli schermi possono avere sui bambini e promuovendo un utilizzo consapevole e attivo degli stessi.

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Bambini, schermi e benessere. Indicazioni dalla ricerca, motivazioni dei genitori e ruolo del pediatra di famiglia

Grollo¹,

Zanor²,

Oretti

2023

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“…Thus, longitudinal research is essential to investigate the impact of technoference on later language outcomes. The few longitudinal studies that have measured technoference in children from birth to age 5 have focused on a wider range of devices than just smartphones as sources of technoference and nonlanguage outcomes (e.g., child behavior; McDaniel & Radesky, 2018; attachment; Coyne et al, 2022). One study found different results at the cross‐sectional level compared to the longitudinal data (Coyne et al, 2022), reinforcing the need for longitudinal work that captures more effectively the ongoing effects of technoference on language.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The few longitudinal studies that have measured technoference in children from birth to age 5 have focused on a wider range of devices than just smartphones as sources of technoference and nonlanguage outcomes (e.g., child behavior; McDaniel & Radesky, 2018; attachment; Coyne et al, 2022). One study found different results at the cross‐sectional level compared to the longitudinal data (Coyne et al, 2022), reinforcing the need for longitudinal work that captures more effectively the ongoing effects of technoference on language. As we have proposed, examining longitudinal trajectories of technoference during parent‐child interactions can help us understand its effect on infants’ gaze following, parental responsiveness, and joint attention, and how these affect subsequent language development.…”

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“…Smartphones may also play a role in reducing parental stress by providing emotional and instrumental support related to parenting via searching for information or seeking social support (Wolfers, 2021); in one study, seeking social support reduced feelings of loneliness in mothers (Coyne et al, 2022). Parents who are less stressed may have interactions with their children that are more conducive to responsiveness and joint attention.…”

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The impact of parents’ smartphone use on language development in young children

Morris

Filippetti

Rigato

2022

Child Dev Perspectives

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Smartphone use is ubiquitous in the lives of parents, and an emerging area of research is investigating how parental smartphone use during parent-child interactions affects children's language outcomes. Findings point toward negative outcomes in language development, but it is less clear what processes affect language outcomes. Gaze following, parental responsiveness, and joint attention are also reduced when parents use their smartphone, and all are critical to language development. In this article, we propose that these factors may mediate the effects of technoference due to parents' smartphone use on language development in children from birth to 5 years. Because of methodological differences in the limited research conducted on this topic, it is difficult to draw firm conclusions about this proposal. We discuss these considerations and suggest directions for the field.

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“…For parents, technology can serve as a distraction from stress and an escape from a busy, demanding world [16]. Parents use media for a variety of adaptive reasons such as staying connected to the world outside their home and to stay connected with loved ones during the exhausting early days of parenting a newborn [17][18][19]. Other parents report that it is an easy way to reward themselves or escape from stress or boredom within their parenting role [16,20].…”

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Moment-to-Moment Observation of Parental Media Use and Parent-Child Interaction: Quality and Media Multitasking

Linder

McDaniel

Jaffe

2022

Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies

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Mobile media proliferation throughout society has infused and complicated environments that formerly were interaction rich (e.g., waiting rooms, restaurants, and playgrounds) with the presence of smart devices. Ethnographic studies have indicated that parental use negatively impacts parent-child interaction quality. The current study reviews and expands on previous research through observing systematically parent-child interaction quality throughout the course of an entire meal (30-140 minutes). Utilizing five-minute intervals, across 93 parent-child dyads, we assessed both within- and between-person moment-to-moment changes in parenting quality (i.e., parental positivity, negativity, and engagement) in the context of parental media use. Between-person, only positivity appeared to decrease when comparing low and high parental media use. Within-person findings indicated that when the parent demonstrated higher than their typical media use, we noted a significant decrease in the quality of engagement and positivity. Differing from ethnographic studies, no change in negativity was identified within-person. Utilizing a lagged interval analysis, we identified a pattern of increased parental engagement with their child following intervals with parental media use, identifying a pattern of parental media multitasking heretofore only observed in ethnographic studies. Implications of findings in the context of previous research and future directions are discussed.

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Digital distraction or accessible aid? Parental media use during feedings and parent-infant attachment, dysfunction, and relationship quality

Cited by 17 publications

References 47 publications

Bambini, schermi e benessere. Indicazioni dalla ricerca, motivazioni dei genitori e ruolo del pediatra di famiglia

Bambini, schermi e benessere. Indicazioni dalla ricerca, motivazioni dei genitori e ruolo del pediatra di famiglia

The impact of parents’ smartphone use on language development in young children

Moment-to-Moment Observation of Parental Media Use and Parent-Child Interaction: Quality and Media Multitasking

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