“Presence in Absence”: Distributed Family Communication Practices for Familial Bonding via Mobile Communication Technology

The parenting of adolescents and young adults in the United States.

“…For example, families have been shown to employ shared digital calendars so that multiple family members both near and far can easily coordinate family plans (Plaisant et al, 2006). Moreover, social networking platforms allow young adults to share updates, pictures, and knowledge about extended family life (Fife et al, 2013), and video chats permit a richer visual and emotional connection (King-O'Riain, 2015) that may involve whole groups of families (Kamal et al, 2014). Within this digital landscape, analysis of college students' text messages shows that youth text more with mothers than with fathers, with many messages centering on mothers checking in on youth behavior and well-being (M. .…”