Parents’ Perceptions of Smartphone Use and Parenting Practices
Location
DeSantis Room 1049
Format Type
Plenary
Format Type
Paper
Start Date
15-1-2020 2:45 PM
End Date
15-1-2020 3:05 PM
Abstract
The present study is a qualitative examination aiming to gain insight into parents’ perceptions of their smartphone use and the effects it may be having on their children as well as parenting practices. Participants (N=12) were smartphone using parents that consisted mostly of young college-educated females. Thematic analysis of individual interviews resulted in five primary themes: (1) Disengagement, (2) Concern for Future, (3) Change in Social Norms, (4) Boundaries, and (5) Cognitive Dissonance. These findings indicate significant effects parental smartphone use is having in the lives of study participants. These thematic findings call for additional research examining the impact parental and adult smartphone use is having in all aspects of the family including the parental subsystem of the family system.
Keywords
Parents, Smartphone, Technology, Internet
Parents’ Perceptions of Smartphone Use and Parenting Practices
DeSantis Room 1049
The present study is a qualitative examination aiming to gain insight into parents’ perceptions of their smartphone use and the effects it may be having on their children as well as parenting practices. Participants (N=12) were smartphone using parents that consisted mostly of young college-educated females. Thematic analysis of individual interviews resulted in five primary themes: (1) Disengagement, (2) Concern for Future, (3) Change in Social Norms, (4) Boundaries, and (5) Cognitive Dissonance. These findings indicate significant effects parental smartphone use is having in the lives of study participants. These thematic findings call for additional research examining the impact parental and adult smartphone use is having in all aspects of the family including the parental subsystem of the family system.