Parents' use of information and communications technologies for family communication: differences by age of children

Rudi, Jessie H.; Dworkin, Jodi; Walker, Susan Noble; Doty, Jennifer

doi:10.1080/1369118x.2014.934390

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“…For example, parental solicitation became more frequent during middle adolescence and continued to increase in frequency until late adolescence (Keijsers and Poulin 2013). Technologies such as cell phones, email and text message are important means for parental solicitation because they allow parents flexibility to monitor adolescents when they are not physically together (Rudi et al 2015). This is one of the primary reasons parents purchase mobile phones for their children (Devitt and Roker 2009;Razorfish and Cafemom 2009).…”

Section: Parental Use Of Technology For Communicationmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…However, few studies have examined parent-child digital communication. The research that does exist has mainly concentrated on mother-adolescent relationships (Mesch 2006;Rudi et al 2014Rudi et al , 2015, neglecting the evidence that fathers are involved in online parenting activities and that they use technology to monitor their children (Weisskirch 2009). Fathers have reported frequent use of email, cellphone, text messaging and social networking sites to communicate with children (Becker 2012;He and Dworkin 2016;Rudi et al 2014).…”

Section: Parental Use Of Technology For Communicationmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…For example, in a nationally representative sample of 799 teenagers and their parents in the United States, parents reported a greater likelihood of using the Internet (87 %) than the general adult population (78 %; Lenhart et al 2011). Furthermore, in a study of 325 parents of adolescents, 91.8 % used text message, 71.7 % used social networking sites, 61.6 % used email, and 65.5 % used Skype to communicate with their children (Rudi et al 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Paternal Monitoring: The Relationship Between Online and In-Person Solicitation and Youth Outcomes

Hessel

Dworkin

2016

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Despite extensive literature on parental monitoring, few studies have focused on father-youth solicitation in particular and none on solicitation via communication technology. To address this gap, this study explored the relationships between fathers' online and in-person solicitation of their adolescent and emerging adult children, and the youth's internalizing, externalizing, and prosocial behaviors. A sample of US fathers (N = 158) reported on solicitation patterns, use of technology, and their child's behaviors. The results revealed differences by demographics, and an inverse trend between online and in-person solicitation in relation to internalizing, externalizing, and prosocial behaviors. Regression analyses revealed that online solicitation of information from the youth's friends was related to greater internalizing and externalizing, and less prosocial behavior. These findings support research suggesting that some forms of online solicitation may be interpreted by adolescents and emerging adults as intrusive and a violation of privacy.

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Section: Parental Use Of Technology For Communicationmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Parental Use Of Technology For Communicationmentioning

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Paternal Monitoring: The Relationship Between Online and In-Person Solicitation and Youth Outcomes

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2016

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“…A study of 1322 parents in the United States who used text messaging, email, social media and videoconferencing (Skype), illustrates that the older the child, the more technology-mediated communication was used. Smartphones also support communication between parents, with text messaging being extensively used between co-parents when they had a school-aged child (Rudi et al, 2015). …”

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Family Digital Literacy Practices and Children’s Mobile Phone Use

Terras

Ramsay

2016

Front. Psychol.

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Smart phones are ubiquitous in everyday life and are having a major impact on work, education, social relationships and modes of communication. Children are the fastest growing population of smart phone users, with use often focusing around internet access, e.g., 1 in 3 internet users in the UK are under 18 years of age. Despite their widespread use, relatively little is known about the factors that underpin children’s use. The home is a significant ecological context of development and recent research has highlighted the importance of the home environment in promoting and supporting the development of both safe and unsafe online behavior. Yet the importance of these influences currently remains relatively unrecognized. Therefore, in this paper we present a narrative review of evidence examining parental practices concerning digital communication technologies and applications, with a particular focus on smartphones, and how they relate to the use of technology by their children. Emerging evidence to date indicates that two important factors are at play. Firstly, parental technology use is closely related to that of their child. Secondly, that despite parents frequently voiced concerns about the nature and extent of their child’s mobile phone use, parents themselves often engage in a number of unsafe internet behaviors and excessive phone use in the home environment. Our review identifies two crucial lines of enquiry that have yet to be comprehensively pursued by researchers in the field: firstly, the adoption of a psychological perspective on children’s emergent behaviors with mobile devices and secondly, the influential role of context. Given parental concerns about the possible negative impact of technologies, parental awareness should be raised about the influence of their behavior in the context of internet safety along with the adoption of good digital literacy practices. It is anticipated that a comprehensive characterization of the associated contextual factors influencing smartphone use will serve as a catalyst for debate, discussion, and future research.

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“…According to the researches of Rudi, Dworkin, Walker, and Doty (2015) who examined family communication patterns of 195 adolescents, how adolescents communicate with their parents has an importance order. The first choice of adolescents is to talk in person with their parents, followed by talking on the phone and text messaging, then e-mailing (Rudi et al, 2015, p. 823).…”

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Family Communication of University Students on Facebook

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2017

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Parents' use of information and communications technologies for family communication: differences by age of children

Cited by 84 publications

References 35 publications

Paternal Monitoring: The Relationship Between Online and In-Person Solicitation and Youth Outcomes

Paternal Monitoring: The Relationship Between Online and In-Person Solicitation and Youth Outcomes

Family Digital Literacy Practices and Children’s Mobile Phone Use

Family Communication of University Students on Facebook

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