“I’m Always Available”: Early Adolescent and Parent Perspectives of Parenting through Interactive Technology
Background: Interactive technology (texting, social media, email) is an engrained element of communication in family systems. Methods: This qualitative study examined parenting practices in communication via interactive technology using a sample of 9 parents and 9 early adolescents between the ages...
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| description | Background: Interactive technology (texting, social media, email) is an engrained element of communication in family systems. Methods: This qualitative study examined parenting practices in communication via interactive technology using a sample of 9 parents and 9 early adolescents between the ages of 12 to 15. Parents and adolescents completed phone interviews separately. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis and dyadic techniques. Results: Participants indicated they use interactive technology as channels of communication and for convenient connection. Parenting practices used through interactive technology that both parents and early adolescents identified included open communication and availability, guidance, expressions of parental warmth, and establishing trust. Conclusion: The results of this study provide support for a family systems thinking paradigm when examining interactive technology use in parent-teen relationships. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e3c6b814ebee4a0bb3f0ac53deffbc1c2023-11-24T18:45:05ZengMDPI AGYouth2673-995X2022-12-012474675810.3390/youth2040053“I’m Always Available”: Early Adolescent and Parent Perspectives of Parenting through Interactive TechnologySarah Tulane0Audrey Southwick1Mark Ferguson2Jaylynn Lerma3Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, USADepartment of Human Development and Family Studies, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, USADepartment of Human Development and Family Studies, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, USADepartment of Human Development and Family Studies, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, USABackground: Interactive technology (texting, social media, email) is an engrained element of communication in family systems. Methods: This qualitative study examined parenting practices in communication via interactive technology using a sample of 9 parents and 9 early adolescents between the ages of 12 to 15. Parents and adolescents completed phone interviews separately. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis and dyadic techniques. Results: Participants indicated they use interactive technology as channels of communication and for convenient connection. Parenting practices used through interactive technology that both parents and early adolescents identified included open communication and availability, guidance, expressions of parental warmth, and establishing trust. Conclusion: The results of this study provide support for a family systems thinking paradigm when examining interactive technology use in parent-teen relationships.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-995X/2/4/53interactive technologyparentingadolescent parent relationshipsfamily systems thinkingqualitative |
| spellingShingle | Sarah Tulane Audrey Southwick Mark Ferguson Jaylynn Lerma “I’m Always Available”: Early Adolescent and Parent Perspectives of Parenting through Interactive Technology Youth interactive technology parenting adolescent parent relationships family systems thinking qualitative |
| title | “I’m Always Available”: Early Adolescent and Parent Perspectives of Parenting through Interactive Technology |
| title_full | “I’m Always Available”: Early Adolescent and Parent Perspectives of Parenting through Interactive Technology |
| title_fullStr | “I’m Always Available”: Early Adolescent and Parent Perspectives of Parenting through Interactive Technology |
| title_full_unstemmed | “I’m Always Available”: Early Adolescent and Parent Perspectives of Parenting through Interactive Technology |
| title_short | “I’m Always Available”: Early Adolescent and Parent Perspectives of Parenting through Interactive Technology |
| title_sort | i m always available early adolescent and parent perspectives of parenting through interactive technology |
| topic | interactive technology parenting adolescent parent relationships family systems thinking qualitative |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-995X/2/4/53 |
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