ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2024
Connections between Parental Phubbing and Electronic Media Use in Young Children: The Mediating Role of Parent-Child Conflict and Moderating Effect of Child Emotion Regulation.
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- Parental sports support and emotional-behavioral problems in preschoolers: the chain mediating roles of exercise habits and parent-child relationships.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The Vicious Cycle? Parental Phubbing and Adolescent Psychological Distress: The Mediating Role of Psychological Inflexibility across Different Adolescence Stages.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2025Article
- Family Dynamics and Digital Distractions: A Survey-Based Study on How Co-Parenting and Parental Phubbing Shape Preschoolers' Media Use.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Integrating Screens and Spoons: An Exploratory Study on Digital Technology's Influence on Parent-Child Interactions.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Article
- Social media usage and cyberbullying: the moderating role of tie strength.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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- Interplay between Children's Electronic Media Use and Prosocial Behavior: The Chain Mediating Role of Parent-Child Closeness and Emotion Regulation.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The cost of "snubbing": the effect of parental phubbing on filial piety behavior in children and adolescents.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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Abstract
In this digital age, where parental attention is often diverted by digital engagement, the phenomenon of "parental phubbing," defined as parents ignoring their children in favor of mobile devices, is scrutinized for its potential impact on child development. This study, utilizing questionnaire data from 612 parents and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with moderated mediation, examines the potential association between parental phubbing and young children's electronic media use. The findings revealed a correlation between parental phubbing and increased electronic media use in children. Parent-child conflict, informed by instances of parental phubbing, was identified as a partial mediator in this relation. Notably, children's emotion regulation emerged as a moderating factor, with adept regulation linked to reduced adverse effects of parental phubbing and improved relational harmony. These findings underscore the importance of parental awareness of their digital behaviors and the benefits of fostering robust parent-child relationships and supporting children's emotional regulation to nurture well-adjusted "digital citizens" in the contemporary media landscape.
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