Parent social media use and gaming on mobile phones, technoference in family time, and parenting stress
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=2.89 years), we examined parents' phone use for texting/calling, social media use, mobile gaming, and perceptions of cutting into family time; we also examined differences between mothers and fathers and associations with parenting stress. Mothers engaged in greater social media use but less mobile gaming compared to fathers; 61% of mothers and 38% of fathers used social media 31+ minutes per day, while 23% of fathers and 16% of mothers played mobile games 31+ minutes. Mothers were also more likely to feel their social media use, but not mobile gaming, cut into family time. Greater parenting stress was associated with greater mobile gaming and perceptions of social media or mobile gaming as cutting into family time. As differences were found between mothers and fathers on phone activities, it may be beneficial to adapt interventions based on type of activity and parent gender. Moreover, as perceived interference from phone use in family interactions is more likely when parents are stressed, we call for future research to consider the context/purpose of phone use and coping strategies.
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The inverse relationship is also true, creating a feedback cycle.
“The inverse relationship is also true,47,48 creating a feedback cycle (Figure 2).45”
From Digital Ecosystems, Children, and Adolescents: Technical Report (2026) · cites this paper as [48]
The Discussion reports an association between parenting stress and parents’ mobile gaming and perceived interference with family time. It raises increased phone use as a possible response to stress, but says the direction of the relationship remains unresolved; it does not establish that the inverse relationship is true. No page number is available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.82)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredGreater parenting stress also predicts greater caregiver disruptions from mobile devices, particularly for children who have externalizing behaviors.
“Greater parenting stress also predicts greater caregiver disruptions from mobile devices, particularly for children who have externalizing behaviors.48”
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The Results (page unavailable) report that parents with greater perceived parenting stress were more likely to say social media use and mobile gaming cut into family time. The paper does not report that this association is particularly strong for children with externalizing behaviors; it measures perceived interference, not observed disruptions. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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- Authors
- McDaniel, B. T., Ventura, A. K., & Drouin, M.
- Affiliations
- Parkview Mirro Center for Research and Innovation (US)
- California Polytechnic State University (US)
- Venue
- Psychology of Popular Media
- Published
- 2025-04
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 322-327
- ISSN
- 2689-6567 (ISSN-L)
- 2689-6575
- PMC
- PMC12199167
- OpenAlex
- W4394821364
- Cited by
- 13
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 3
- FWCI
- 16.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- Psychology of Popular Media (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (T32DA017629)
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (F31HD084118)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Child Development and Digital Technology
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Technostress in Professional Settings
- Keywords
- parental social media use, mobile gaming, technoference, family time, parental stress, mothers versus fathers, gender differences, telephone use, family interaction
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