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Area of Science:

  • Child Development
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Parent-child interactions are crucial for child development.
  • Mobile device usage is prevalent in daily life, including family settings.
  • Understanding the impact of mobile devices on family dynamics is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between different types of mobile device use and the quantity/quality of parent-child interactions.
  • To analyze moment-to-moment changes in parent-child interactions during mobile device use.

Main Methods:

  • Videotaped home mealtimes of 47 mothers and their children were analyzed.
  • Detailed coding of maternal device use (talking, texting/scrolling, device on table) and parent-child interactions (verbalizations, bids for attention, maternal responses) in 5-second intervals.
  • Statistical analysis using negative binomial, logistic regression, and generalized estimating equation logistic regression.

Main Results:

  • Increased texting/scrolling by mothers was linked to reduced maternal verbalizations and contingent responses, and increased nonresponses.
  • During active mobile device use, there were significantly lower odds of maternal and child verbalizations, and contingent maternal responses.
  • Maternal nonresponse to child bids for attention increased significantly during active mobile device use.

Conclusions:

  • Mobile device use, particularly texting and scrolling, negatively impacts parent-child verbal interactions.
  • Parental responsiveness to children decreases significantly when mobile devices are actively used.
  • Findings highlight the detrimental effects of mobile device engagement on the quality of parent-child interactions.