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18-07-2022 | Original Paper

Relations Among Self-Reported Maternal Stress, Smartphone Use, and Mother–Child Interactions

Auteurs: Berna A. Uzundağ, Cansu Oranç, Dilara Keşşafoğlu, Merve Nur Altundal

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 11/2022

Abstract

A growing body of research indicates that parents’ smartphone use is associated with interruptions in parent–child interactions and lower levels of parental responsiveness, which may adversely affect children’s cognitive and socioemotional development. Studies suggest that parent–child interactions are more frequently interrupted by the use of screen-based devices if parents experience more stress specifically resulting from the demands of parenting, yet there are unexamined questions. Is parents’ general daily stress related to technology-based interruptions in parent–child interactions? If so, does parents’ use of mobile technology mediate this relationship? In this first study testing the mediating role of parental use of mobile phones between parental stress and technology-based interruptions in parent–child interactions, we collected data from 604 mothers of children younger than age six with an online survey. Results showed that controlling for child age, family income, mothers’ employment status, household size, and maternal and paternal education, more stressed mothers reported using their mobile phones more problematically (e.g., not being able to resist checking messages), which was linked to more frequent perceived interruptions in the interactions with their children. Our results suggest that using mobile phones may serve as an outlet for stressed parents and is related to disruptions in the flow of parent–child interactions.

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Each of the six items used to measure mothers’ stress was significantly correlated with mothers’ problematic use of smartphones (Kendall’s tau values ranged from 0.11 to 0.20). Five items, except for the health-related issues, were significantly correlated with technology-based interruptions in mother–child interactions (Kendall’s tau values ranged from 0.13 to 0.17).

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Titel: Relations Among Self-Reported Maternal Stress, Smartphone Use, and Mother–Child Interactions
Auteurs: Berna A. Uzundağ
Cansu Oranç
Dilara Keşşafoğlu
Merve Nur Altundal
Publicatiedatum: 18-07-2022
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 11/2022
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-022-02371-5

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