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Parents’ phubbing and problematic mobile phone use: the roles of the parent-child relationship and children’s self-esteem

Hong, Wei, Liu, Ru-De, Ding, Yi, Oei, Tian Po, Zhen, Rui, Jiang, Shuyang·2019·Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking

DOI 10.1089/cyber.2019.0179

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An increasing number of mobile phone users check their phones at any time and place, even during in-person interactions. Such behaviors that interrupt social interactions have been described as phubbing. The present study focused on phubbing behaviors within the context of parent-child households and aimed to examine the associations among parents' phubbing, the parent-child relationship, children's self-esteem, and problematic mobile phone use (PMPU) by adolescents. The structural equation model results based on the data collected from 1,721 secondary students revealed that parents' phubbing was not only directly associated with children's PMPU but also indirectly associated with PMPU through the mediating roles of the parent-child relationship and children's self-esteem after gender and age were controlled. These findings suggest a possible underlying mechanism for the relationship between parents' phubbing and children's PMPU, and could thus inform interventions to prevent or decrease PMPU among adolescents. Limitations and implications are discussed.

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Authors: Hong, W., Liu, R.-D., Ding, Y., Oei, T. P., Zhen, R., & Jiang, S.
Affiliations: Beijing Normal University (CN)
Fordham University (US)
The University of Queensland (AU)
Hangzhou Normal University (CN)
Corresponding author: Liu, Ru-De
ORCID: Hong, Wei
Liu, Ru-De
Ding, Yi
Oei, Tian Po
Zhen, Rui
Jiang, Shuyang
Venue: Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2019-12-01
Volume: 22
Issue: 12
Pages: 779-786
ISSN: 2152-2715 (ISSN-L)
2152-2723
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2019.0179
OpenAlex: W2990299942
Cited by: 159
References: 42
Citations by year: 2026: 21 · 2025: 32 · 2024: 30 · 2023: 29 · 2022: 23 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 9
FWCI: 23.67
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.liebertpub.com/nv/resources-tools/text-and-data-mining-policy/121/ (tdm)
Locations: Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University) (submittedVersion)
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: phubbing, problematic mobile phone use, parent-child relationship, children's self-esteem, adolescents, parental smartphone use, social media use, mediation, high school students
MeSH terms: Cell Phone Use, Latent Class Analysis, Adolescent, Adult, Child, Family Characteristics, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Parent-Child Relations, Parents, Self Concept, Students

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