Citation

Newsham G, Drouin M, McDaniel BT. Psychol. Pop. Media 2020; 9(2): 117-124.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, American Psychiatric Publishing)

DOI

10.1037/ppm0000220

PMID

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Abstract

In this study, we examined problematic mobile phone use, depression, and technology interference among 223 mothers of children aged 1 to 5, who were recruited from Amazon's mTurk. As an extension of previous work on the topic, we also examined the time mothers reported spending in each of the parenting domains. Most mothers (76.7%-100%) reported that they engaged in the measured parenting activities with their children, and many (41.9%-71.8%) reported that technology interfered with those activities. Maternal depression was positively related to time spent with children during mealtime and joint technology use (e.g., TV viewing), and it was also related to technology interference in playtime and in doing chores with the child. Meanwhile, problematic phone use was positively related to time spent with children during meals, but it was significantly and positively related to technology interference in 9 of 11 parenting domains (e.g., playtime, mealtime, and playtime excursions). Finally, maternal depression was associated with problematic phone usage, which in turn was associated with technology interference in parenting. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)

Language: en

Keywords

Parenting; Technology; parenting; mothers; maternal depression; Test Construction; Major Depression; Mobile Phones; Mothers; problematic phone use; technology interference