Greater mobile device-prompted phone pickups are associated with daily parent stress.
Acta Paediatr
; 113(8): 1868-1875, 2024 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
No studies have examined notifications as they relate to parent stress. We aimed to examine associations between objective daily mobile device notifications and pickups with daily parenting stress.METHODS:
This was a within- and between-subjects, cross-sectional study that took place from 2020 to 2021. The study occurred during the coronavirus disease of 2019 pandemic. Data were collected in a low-contact home visit. This study included 62 parents of 62 children aged 48-71 months. Parents downloaded a passive sensing app on their Android mobile devices collecting data on duration, device notifications and device pickups. Parents completed an end-of-day stress survey for 4 days. We used random effects models to examine the variation of daily stress with smartphone duration, notification frequency, pickup frequency and device-initiated pickups, adjusting for covariates.RESULTS:
Parents were on average 37.3 years old (SD ± 5.7) and were predominantly mothers (82.3%). On average, parents received 293 daily notifications and picked up their phones 93 times. Duration of smartphone use and notification frequency were not associated with daily stress. Device-initiated pickups were associated with daily parent stress.CONCLUSION:
When notifications prompted parents to pick up their phones more often, parents experienced greater stress.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Padres
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Estrés Psicológico
Límite:
Adult
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Paediatr
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos