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  • Developmental Psychology
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Media Psychology

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  • Parental media use, such as texting, can disrupt parent-child interactions, a phenomenon termed technoference.
  • Previous research indicates technoference negatively impacts language acquisition and can lead to parents exhibiting a 'still face' during interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the effect of text message interruptions on infant imitation learning.
  • To compare infant learning performance across different interruption conditions and a control group.

Main Methods:

  • Parents demonstrated target actions to infants, with text message interruptions occurring before or between demonstrations.
  • Infants' imitation learning was assessed and compared to baseline and no-interruption groups.
  • Maternal smartphone reliance and multitasking beliefs were measured.

Main Results:

  • Infants in all interruption groups demonstrated learning significantly above the baseline control, indicating learning despite technoference.
  • Parents exhibited a 'still face' during 77% of text interruptions.
  • Higher maternal smartphone reliance correlated with poorer imitation performance, while perceived ease of multitasking correlated with higher imitation rates.

Conclusions:

  • Infants are capable of learning through imitation even when exposed to brief instances of technoference.
  • Individual differences in family media use and parental multitasking perceptions influence infant learning outcomes.