Social media use and parent–child relationship: A cross‐sectional study of adolescents
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We examined the association between social media use and parent–child relationship quality and tested whether this association is independent of total screen time. Data on 9,732 students (48.4% female) aged 11–20 years were obtained from a provincially representative school‐based survey. Heavy use of social media (daily use of more than 2 hr) was associated with greater odds of negative relationships between mother–daughter (odds ratio [OR] = 1.79; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.27–2.52), father–daughter (OR = 1.56; 95% CI: 1.16–2.09), father–son (OR = 2.19; 95% CI: 1.58–3.05) but not mother–son (OR = 1.17; 95% CI: 0.88–1.55). Results were similar after further adjusting for total screen time. There were no significant associations between regular use of social media (2 hr or less) and parent–child relationships. These findings suggest that heavy use of social media is associated with negative parent–child relationships. Longitudinal research is necessary to disentangle the pathways between social media use and the parent–child relationship.
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A cross-sectional survey of Canadian adolescents found that heavy SMU (3 or more hours per day) was associated with greater odds of negative reported relationships between mothers and daughters, fathers and daughters and fathers and sons, but not mothers and sons.
“One of few studies examining SMU and family connectedness, a cross-sectional survey of Canadian adolescents [29] found that heavy SMU (3 or more hours per day) was associated with greater odds of negative reported relationships between mothers and daughters, fathers and daughters and fathers and sons, but not mothers and sons.”
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- Authors
- Sampasa‐Kanyinga, H., Goldfield, G. S., Kingsbury, M., Clayborne, Z., & Colman, I.
- Affiliations
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Sampasa‐Kanyinga, Hugues
- Venue
- Journal of Community Psychology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2019-11-28
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 793-803
- ISSN
- 0090-4392 (ISSN-L)
- 1520-6629
- OpenAlex
- W2991098148
- Semantic Scholar
- fcac39de02ea70c43b8a71e9188b25ee3947ac92
- Cited by
- 50
- References
- 36
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 2
- FWCI
- 6.03
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Community Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Education › Child Development and Digital Technology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Keywords
- social media use, parent-child relationship, adolescents, screen time, mother-daughter relationships, father-son relationship, family relationships, gender differences
- MeSH terms
- Screen Time, Adolescent, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Ontario, Parent-Child Relations, Students, Social Media
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