“Technoference” and implications for mothers' and fathers' couple and coparenting relationship quality

McDaniel, Brandon T.; Galovan, Adam M.; Cravens, Jaclyn D.; Drouin, Michelle

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2017.11.019

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“…Not only is distraction linked with parenting behaviors, but it is also linked with family interactions and relationship quality. Researchers in the literature on technoference —or the everyday intrusions and interruptions of devices in our face‐to‐face interactions (McDaniel & Coyne, )—have found that parents perceive technology interruptions happening in their interactions with their romantic partners, with their children, and in their parenting and coparenting interactions (McDaniel & Coyne, , ; McDaniel, Galovan, Cravens, & Drouin, ; McDaniel & Radesky, , ). Not only are these interruptions happening, but more frequent interruptions are connected with perceptions of lower quality couple and coparenting relationships.…”

Section: How Does This Use Impact Parents and Parenting?mentioning

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Parent distraction with phones, reasons for use, and impacts on parenting and child outcomes: A review of the emerging research

McDaniel

2019

Human Behav and Emerg Tech

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The current article reviews the emerging research related to parent distraction with phones and mobile devices. From this review, it is clear that parent distraction with phones and mobile devices while around children has become common. This is concerning, as the evidence suggests links with parenting and child outcomes—such as lower awareness and sensitivity, fewer verbal and nonverbal interactions, less coordinated parenting and coparenting, dissatisfaction with time spent together, and negative child reactions (e.g., problem behaviors). The issue is complex, however, as many reasons may drive parents to use devices around children, such as strong habits, device notifications, work/social pressures, parenting stress, and boredom or loneliness. Ultimately, parenting is affected due to displacement of time with children, difficulty of multitasking between device and child, and the emotions and stresses that can come from device use. Research gaps are found and future directions are proposed. Most findings come from self‐reports or observations. More longitudinal and experimental work is needed to establish causation. Furthermore, as parents and children are concerned about phone use during family time, it is important for evidence‐based programs to be developed to address healthy device habits specifically during family time and social interactions.

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Section: How Does This Use Impact Parents and Parenting?mentioning

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Parent distraction with phones, reasons for use, and impacts on parenting and child outcomes: A review of the emerging research

McDaniel

2019

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“…The third section reviews literature on potential consequences of the mismatch (Panels D and E in Figure 1). Here we focus narrowly on the topic of technoference, defined as the ways in which smartphone use may interfere with or intrude into everyday social interactions, either between couples or within families (McDaniel & Coyne, 2016;McDaniel, Galovan, Cravens, & Drouin, 2018;McDaniel & Radesky, 2018). This section also includes coverage of the ways in which smartphone use may also disrupt basic cognitive processes needed to maintain intimacy.…”

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Smartphones and Close Relationships: The Case for an Evolutionary Mismatch

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Briskin

Slatcher

2019

Perspect Psychol Sci

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This article introduces and outlines the case for an evolutionary mismatch between smartphones and the social behaviors that help form and maintain close social relationships. As psychological adaptations that enhance human survival and inclusive fitness, self-disclosure and responsiveness evolved in the context of small kin networks to facilitate social bonds, promote trust, and enhance cooperation. These adaptations are central to the development of attachment bonds, and attachment theory is a middle-level evolutionary theory that provides a robust account of the ways human bonding provides for reproductive and inclusive fitness. Evolutionary mismatches operate when modern contexts cue ancestral adaptations in a manner that does not provide for their adaptive benefits. We argue that smartphones and their affordances, although highly beneficial in many circumstances, cue humans’ evolved needs for self-disclosure and responsiveness across broad virtual networks and, in turn, have the potential to undermine immediate interpersonal interactions. We review emerging evidence on the topic of technoference, which is defined as the ways in which smartphone use may interfere with or intrude into everyday social interactions. The article concludes with an empirical agenda for advancing the integrative study of smartphones, intimacy processes, and close relationships.

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“…The relationship between DSI and digital education is strategic, since digital education is essential to create DSI applications. Furthermore, digital education is also necessary to mitigate the disadvantages and negative effects that the development of technology can produce (Elhai, Levine, Dvorak, & Hall, 2016;Delpechitre, Black, & Farrish, 2018;Kim, 2017;Rotondi, Stanca, & Tomasuolo, 2017), including technoference, the everyday disturbances in interaction between partners caused by technology (McDaniel & Galovan, 2018).…”

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Digital Social Innovation: A Preliminary Portfolio of Competencies for School Social Workers

Marzano

Lizut

Ochoa

2019

SIE

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In this article, the authors argue that professional experts are necessary who should also be educators, since they should work inside the school. Accordingly, cyber safety competencies should be included in the curriculum of school social workers in the same way as are competencies to sustain children with behavioral disturbance, support students with cultural and economic difficulties, provide the school community with psycho-social counselling, implement educational policies, etc. From the experience of running a training course for social workers in Poland on cyber threats, and from an ongoing research concerning digital social innovation within two EU funded projects, a preliminary portfolio of competencies has been defined and presented.

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“Technoference” and implications for mothers' and fathers' couple and coparenting relationship quality

Cited by 114 publications

References 61 publications

Parent distraction with phones, reasons for use, and impacts on parenting and child outcomes: A review of the emerging research

Parent distraction with phones, reasons for use, and impacts on parenting and child outcomes: A review of the emerging research

Smartphones and Close Relationships: The Case for an Evolutionary Mismatch

Digital Social Innovation: A Preliminary Portfolio of Competencies for School Social Workers

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