Food for Thought: Parent-Child Face-to-Face Communication and Mobile Phone Use in Eateries

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Nelly Elias ◽  
Dafna Lemish ◽  
Galit Rovner-Lev
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Parent Child

scholarly journals Parent Mobile Phone Use in Playgrounds: A Paradox of Convenience

Children ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 284
Author(s):  
Keira Bury ◽  
Jonine Jancey ◽  
Justine E. Leavy
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Parent Attitudes ◽  
Child Injury ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Child Play ◽  
Physical Environments ◽  
Device Use ◽  
Parent Child

Creating social and physical environments that promote good health is a key component of a social determinants approach. For the parents of young children, a smartphone offers opportunities for social networking, photography and multi-tasking. Understanding the relationship between supervision, mobile phone use and injury in the playground setting is essential. This research explored parent mobile device use (MDU), parent–child interaction in the playground, parent attitudes and perceptions towards MDU and strategies used to limit MDU in the playground. A mixed-methods approach collected naturalistic observations of parents of children aged 0–5 (n = 85) and intercept interviews (n = 20) at four metropolitan playgrounds in Perth, Western Australia. Most frequently observed MDU was scrolling (75.5%) and telephone calls (13.9%). Increased duration of MDU resulted in a reduction in supervision, parent–child play and increased child injury potential. The camera function offered the most benefits. Strategies to prevent MDU included turning to silent mode, wearing a watch and environmental cues. MDU was found to contribute to reduced supervision of children, which is a risk factor for injury. This is an emerging area of injury prevention indicating a need for broader strategies addressing the complex interplay between the social determinants and the developmental younger years.

An exploration of adolescents’ sexual contact and conduct risks through mobile phone use

2012 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariek Vanden Abeele ◽  
Keith Roe ◽  
Steven Eggermont
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Sexual Contact ◽  
Sexual Content ◽  
Chat Rooms ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Sexually Explicit ◽  
Opposite Sex

AbstractThis study explores the prevalence and predictors of three sexual contact and conduct risks through mobile phone use among adolescents (N = 540): (1) the exchange of sexually explicit content, (2) the sharing of one's mobile phone number with a stranger from the opposite sex, and (3) participation in anonymous chat rooms on TV. One in three adolescents admits having exchanged sexual content, one in five reports having shared their number with a stranger, and one in ten has participated in TV chat rooms. Contextual predictors were gender, age, having a (romantic) partner, self-esteem, popularity, susceptibility to peer pressure, parent attachment and attitude towards school. Strong mobile phone use predictors were the frequency of text messaging, problematic phone use and using one's phone to avoid face-to-face interactions. However, different patterns emerged for the different mobile phone practices and for girls and boys, indicating the need for further research.

Theorizing Phone Use Contexts and Mediation

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sirpa Tenhunen
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Social Barriers ◽  
Theoretical Contribution ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Village

Chapter 2 develops a theoretical framework to understand the appropriation of mobile telephony in Janta as myriad fluctuating contexts, networks, and spheres of life extending outside the village. This chapter presents the book’s theoretical contribution to debates on social change and new media use, drawing from the following paradigms and concepts: domestication, polymedia, remediation, and mediatization/mediation. The book and the domestication paradigm share an interest in exploring how technology is adapted to everyday life and how it contributes to changes in everyday life through negotiation and social interaction. Different from the domestication approach, mobile phone use is explored in various contexts and in relation to face-to-face communicative contexts. Unlike studies utilizing the polymedia concept and mediatization scholarship, the book explores an environment where media use remains tangential because of economic and social barriers. The analytical framework highlights the relationships between mobile phone–mediated conversations and other speech contexts and media.

scholarly journals The Effect of Mobile Phone Use on Social Interactions among Millennials: An Ethnographic Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. p143
Author(s):  
Michael P. LaBella ◽  
Sufyan Mohammed-Baksh ◽  
Hyuk Jun Cheong
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Group Dynamics ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Group Analysis ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Group Setting ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Face To Face

The use of mobile phones among Millennials has grown to alarmingly high rates thereby affecting face-to-face social interactions and group dynamics. This ethnographic research study observed 150 individuals in real world, social group setting, ranging from dyads to groups of four. Analysis found that a majority of the individuals in groups participated in mobile phone interactions and some even spent more time on their mobile devices than did interacting with other members of the group. Analysis also found significant incidents of shared mobile phone use and reduced offline social interactions among individuals.

scholarly journals Maternal Mental Representations of the Child and Mobile Phone Use During Parent-Child Mealtimes

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 310-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Radesky ◽  
Christy Leung ◽  
Danielle Appugliese ◽  
Alison L. Miller ◽  
Julie C. Lumeng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mental Representations ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Parent Child

From early to late adolescence: Effect of problematic mobile phone use on depression of adolescents

2021 ◽  
pp. 014303432110392
Author(s):  
Fanchang Kong ◽  
Guofeng Liu ◽  
Qiufeng Gao ◽  
Jianjun Deng
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Educational Levels ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Problematic Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Parent Child

Problematic mobile phone use can predict depression in adolescents, but few studies have thoroughly explored its internal mechanism. This study surveyed 1,768 Chinese adolescents in three educational levels (upper grades of elementary, junior middle, and high school levels) using a questionnaire. Results showed that (1) problematic mobile phone use significantly positively predicted adolescents’ depression after controlling for gender and age, (2) parent–child relationship played a mediating role between problematic mobile phone use and adolescents’ depression, and (3) adolescents’ educational level moderated relationships between problematic mobile phone use and parent–child relationship as well as parent–child relationship and depression. The negative effect of problematic mobile phone use on the parent–child relationship and the impact of the parent–child relationship on depression are weakened as the educational level of adolescents increases. These findings indicated that problematic mobile phone use affects adolescents’ depression by reducing the quality of parent–child relationship, wherein the degree of influence reduces at high educational levels. Limitations and future directions of this study were also discussed.

“Look at me!” Parental use of mobile phones at the playground

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dafna Lemish ◽  
Nelly Elias ◽  
Diana Floegel
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Parental Behavior ◽  
The United States ◽  
Missed Opportunities ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
Device Use ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Parent Child

Research suggests that parent–child communication is rapidly changing as a result of the massive adoption of mobile devices and their penetration into interpersonal interaction within the family. Accordingly, this study aims to develop a more nuanced understanding of the impact of mobile device use on the quality of parent–child interaction in early childhood, based on ethnographic observations of 60 families at two playgrounds in the United States. The research findings suggest that parental behavior can be classified along a continuum of high engagement, divided engagement, and disengagement, often dependent upon whether and how parents use their mobile phone. Though mobile phones were not the only distracting factor during playground visits, their use was more highly correlated with parents’ disengagement from their children as compared to other distractors. Parents’ mobile phone use also corresponded to two main consequences for their children: safety concerns and emotional concerns, both resulting in missed opportunities for social learning. The results of this study call for closer attention to parental uses of mobile phones in public spaces.

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