How Family Members Stay in Touch: A Quantitative Investigation of Core Family Networks

Stern, Michael; Messer, Chris M.

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“…The interconnectedness facilitated by mobile services and the dissemination of social networking sites (SNSs; Ellison & boyd, 2013) made the emergence of new patterns of technology use possible (Haythornthwaite, 2005;Houghton & Joinson, 2010;Stafford & Hillyer, 2012;Zhong, 2013). There seem to be differences between the traditional patterns of communication (e.g., face-to-face) and the new patterns, served by ICTs and characterized by the use of a plurality of media technology and the increased risk of addiction to it (Stern & Messer, 2009). Media multitasking, multicommunication, media multiplexity and perpetual connectivity are examples of these new ICTs patterns and represent revolutions in the modes of human relationships (Stafford & Hillyer, 2012).…”

Section: Types Of Icts and Using Patternsmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…The literature also shows that the patterns of communication adopted by families can vary according to other variables, such as the location of its members and the geographical distance to the family (Bacigalupe & Lambe, 2011;Devitt & Roker, 2009;S ßenyürekl & Detzner, 2009;Stern & Messer, 2009). When distances are larger, there is an elevated use of email and cell phone (Stern & Messer, 2009), especially in transnational families, to maintain relationships over such distance and time (S ßenyürekl & Detzner, 2009).…”

Section: Types Of Icts and Using Patternsmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…sustain the digital culture (Bacigalupe & Lambe, 2011;Stafford & Hillyer, 2012), have progressively become part of our everyday lives (Aponte, 2009;Bacigalupe & Lambe, 2011;Blinn-Pike, 2009;Correa, Hinsley, & Zúñiga, 2010;Igartua & Moral, 2012;Lanigan, 2009;Stern & Messer, 2009;Stafford & Hillyer, 2012;Zhong, 2013). About 20 years ago families were using face-to-face (FtF) was the central mode of communication (Stafford & Hillyer, 2012), besides the use of television, video home system and books, the meaning of social network was consistent with families' Christmas card list' (Coyne, Padilla-Walker, & Howard, 2013).…”

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confidence: 94%

“…In recent years, the advances and incorporation of ICTs into everyday life have potentially created new interaction scenarios and rearrangements in current family and social relational models, based on a network society (Aponte, 2009;Bacigalupe & Lambe, 2011;Lanigan, 2009;Stern & Messer, 2009;Stafford & Hillyer, 2012). However, if the impact of rapid technological advances and their immersion in the experiences of everyday life have become strong targets of investigation, the truth is that the role and impact on family dynamics is still at an early stage of research (Aponte, 2009;Coyne, Bushman, & Nathanson, 2012;S ßenyürekl & Detzner, 2009;Stafford & Hillyer, 2012;Williams & Merten, 2011).…”

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Family functioning and information and communication technologies: How do they relate? A literature review

Carvalho

Francisco

Relvas

2015

Computers in Human Behavior

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a b s t r a c tThe advances and incorporation of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in everyday family life has earned a place of prominence in the research field. This paper provides a research synthesis of the literature published between 1998 and 2013 examining the relationship of ICTs and family functioning. Searching through databases, 45 papers were located and analyzed which enabled the conceptualization of this relationship in five domains: (1) attitudes toward ICTs, (2) types of ICTs and using patterns, (3) family cohesion, (4) family roles, rules and intergenerational conflicts, and (5) family boundaries. Results show that ICTs have implied qualitative changes in family functioning, creating new interaction scenarios and rearranging current family relational patterns. Some gaps in the literature are pointed out, such as the difference operationalization of variables and the use of non-standard instruments in the studies. Suggestions are made for clinical interventions and future research in this domain.

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Section: Types Of Icts and Using Patternsmentioning

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Section: Types Of Icts and Using Patternsmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 94%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 95%

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Family functioning and information and communication technologies: How do they relate? A literature review

Carvalho

Francisco

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2015

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“…Unfortunately, however, little is known about the social impacts of the use of these technologies on well-being, although studies are beginning to show that Internet use has a variety of social impacts on individuals: for example, increased resources embedded within one's social networks; the norms of reciprocity and trust that emerge from the expected returns from these resources, commonly referred to as social capital; and increased contact with social networks (Boase, Horrigan, Wellman, and Rainie, 2006;Stern and Messer, 2009). Little research shows the specific pathways through which technology use may have these impacts, particularly in the area of well-being.…”

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Students' technology use and the impacts on well‐being

Cotten

2008

New Drctns for Student Srvcs

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This chapter details the latest information available on the use of technology among college students and what is known about the impacts of this use on their well-being. A variety of studies examine the use of different types of technologies among individuals across the life course; however, fewer studies examine the social impacts of these technologies, particularly in relation to well-being. This chapter reviews the extent of the social impacts of technology in relation to well-being for college students. Before this can occur, however, we need a better understanding of what well-being means.Social and behavioral scientists typically think about indicators of stress, loneliness, social support, self-esteem, psychological distress, and depression as well-being outcomes. Clinicians focus more often on physical health conditions, diseases, and illnesses. The range of outcomes considered under the concept of well-being could also include such things as alcohol use and abuse, Internet addiction (excessive use of the Internet that may result in a variety of types of problems for individuals), obsessivecompulsive tendencies, and a host of other well-being outcomes. This chapter focuses primarily on the psychosocial and mental health outcomes that are most often examined in the social and behavioral sciences. One can think theoretically about how technology use might bear on some of these well-being outcomes; however, this chapter provides evidence that little empirical research has examined many of these outcomes singularly or in combination with other outcomes. 55 4

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Cell Phones and Transnationalism in Africa

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2013

A Companion to Diaspora and Transnationalism

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How Family Members Stay in Touch: A Quantitative Investigation of Core Family Networks

Cited by 37 publications

References 34 publications

Family functioning and information and communication technologies: How do they relate? A literature review

Family functioning and information and communication technologies: How do they relate? A literature review

Students' technology use and the impacts on well‐being

Cell Phones and Transnationalism in Africa

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