Cutting the Wireless Cord: College Student Cell Phone Use and Attachment to Parents

Lee, So-Young; Meszaros, Peggy S.; Colvin, Jan

doi:10.1080/01494920903224277

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“…As children explore new freedom, parents try to assert control (Ling, 2000). Fathers, more so than mothers, tend to facilitate independence in their adolescent (Shulman & Seiffge-Krenke, 1997), which may be reflected in cell phone contact frequency in that fathers call and text children less than mothers do and children contact fathers less as well (Chen & Katz, 2009;Lee et al, 2009). Within families, Green (2007) argued that ''the cell phone is one area where parents and students must work to maintain an appropriate boundary' ' (p. 29).…”

Section: Rules Approach To Managing Connection and Autonomy In Emergimentioning

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Cell Phone Usage Expectations, Closeness, and Relationship Satisfaction Between Parents and Their Emerging Adults in College

2014

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Frequent cell phone contact between emerging adults in college and parents raises the question of how they manage access and maintain control over cell phone use and how it affects their relationships. Emerging adults in college (N ¼ 207) completed measures of relational satisfaction and closeness, cell phone satisfaction, and cell phone rules for their parents. Participants reported cell phone rules about availability, repetitive contact, and relational arguments. Positive associations existed between cell phone satisfaction and relationship satisfaction with mother and father, and between frequency of cell phone interaction and closeness with mother. Having some rules significantly predicted cell phone satisfaction, closeness, and relationship satisfaction with mothers.

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Section: Rules Approach To Managing Connection and Autonomy In Emergimentioning

confidence: 99%

Cell Phone Usage Expectations, Closeness, and Relationship Satisfaction Between Parents and Their Emerging Adults in College

2014

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“…Due to the cellular phone’s physical and social dimensions, some have conceived it as an umbilical cord tying the child to their parents and encompassing the child’s space of independence (Ling, 2004). On the parents’ part, the potential for perpetual contact implied by the cell phone enables them to exercise “remote control” over their children as part of a normal, healthy separation process (Ribak, 2009), and it functions similarly when they go away to college (Lee, Meszaros, & Colvin, 2009). Young people, on the other hand, use their cell phones in order to amplify their experience of freedom and independence (see Ling, 2010).…”

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The “flashpacker” and the “unplugger”: Cell phone (dis)connection and the backpacking experience

Rosenberg

2018

Mobile Media & Communication

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The cellular phone’s unique characteristics—its mobility, its portability, and the constant availability that it enables—challenge the feasibility of solitary spaces in individuals’ lives. These spaces—for example, cultural “timeouts,” leisure, and backpacking travel—necessitate a certain degree of cutting oneself off from one’s daily routine, which is threatened by the constant presence of one’s cell phone. This study examines the role of cell phones in young adults’ backpacking experience. Using questionnaires ( n = 105) and in-depth interviews ( n = 14) with “cellular backpackers” and “cell-free backpackers,” the study shows how an attempt is made to reduce availability and attain maximum control over the scope and timing of communication, using a variety of avoidance practices. Those practices derived from the personal narrative structure of the backpacking experience as an escapist, “dropping-off-the-radar” one, and as an attempt to preserve the trek as a space that is cut off and isolated from a technology-saturated environment. In addition, it was found that backpackers care a great deal about their parents’ position when making their decisions whether to take their phones with them and when to use them. In this regard, the article continues the discussion on the metaphor of the cell phone as a transitional object, applying this concept from childhood and adolescence to the twenties and thirties, the ages of most backpackers. On another level, the article addresses the mobile phone’s unique function as an antistatus symbol, in a way that contradicts its function in an ordinary context.

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“…Previous research showed that e-leisure might play an important role in the lives of families by influencing intimacy and communication between family members, as well as interaction between family members and society (Sharaievska, 2017). In some cases, family members were able to stay closer with each other by using cellphones when a child left for college (Lee, Mezaros, & Colvin, 2009), or by using Skype when relatives lived in a distant location (Horst, 2010;Ivan & Hebblethwaite, 2016). Bargh and McKenna (2004) discussed how couples in romantic relationships felt closer to each other due to their ability to text more often during the day, while Hertlein (2012) explained that couples felt closer because technology required them to express their feelings without relying on body language, as well as allowed time to phrase their concerns in a more constructive way.…”

Section: E-leisure and Familiesmentioning

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Recreation in Families with Children with Developmental Disabilities: Caregivers’ Use of Online and Offline Support Groups

Sharaievska

Burk

2018

TRJ

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The purpose of this study was to explore what role online and offline support groups play in the lives of families with children who have developmental disabilities. Eight semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with married mothers who had one to five children. The study revealed that caregivers saw online and offline support groups as playing important but different roles in their lives and the lives of their families. Online support groups were particularly appreciated during the initial steps of learning about a child's disability when caregivers felt isolated and eager to learn more. During that stage, online support groups offered them volumes of valuable information and access to people across the world who go through similar experiences. Offline support groups offered participants of this study a sense of strong connection and belonging, and allowed them to spend time with other adults and learn about resources available in their community. The mothers also appreciated the opportunity provided to the children with disabilities and their siblings to make friends and spend time together.

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Cutting the Wireless Cord: College Student Cell Phone Use and Attachment to Parents

Cited by 17 publications

References 22 publications

Cell Phone Usage Expectations, Closeness, and Relationship Satisfaction Between Parents and Their Emerging Adults in College

Cell Phone Usage Expectations, Closeness, and Relationship Satisfaction Between Parents and Their Emerging Adults in College

The “flashpacker” and the “unplugger”: Cell phone (dis)connection and the backpacking experience

Recreation in Families with Children with Developmental Disabilities: Caregivers’ Use of Online and Offline Support Groups

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