Impact of digital technology on family life and leisure activities: An approach from families with adolescents

This study investigates parents' perceptions of the impact of digital technology on family life and leisure activities for adolescents (11-17 years old). Through three focus groups, 19 parents aged 33 to 56 participated. The discourse analysis, conducted using NVivo software and grounded theory, revealed how families access and use digital technology and its impact on parental supervision and family leisure activities. Parents noted the importance of digital skills to protect adolescents from online risks and to engage in virtual activities together. The study highlights the need for parents to improve their digital competencies to effectively manage and participate in their children's digital lives. Future research should explore the digital skill levels of parents to identify barriers to effective digital inclusion and develop strategies to address these gaps. This will enable families to better navigate the digital landscape and ensure a balanced and safe integration of technology into their daily lives. Cette & eacute;tude examine les perceptions des parents sur l'impact de la technologie num & eacute;rique sur la vie familiale et les activit & eacute;s de loisirs des adolescents (11-17 ans). Trois groupes de discussion ont & eacute;t & eacute; men & eacute;s avec 19 parents & acirc;g & eacute;s de 33 & agrave; 56 ans. L'analyse, r & eacute;alis & eacute;e avec le logiciel NVivo et la th & eacute;orie ancr & eacute;e, r & eacute;v & egrave;le comment les familles acc & egrave;dent et utilisent la technologie num & eacute;rique et son impact sur la supervision parentale et les activit & eacute;s de loisirs en famille. Les parents soulignent l'importance des comp & eacute;tences num & eacute;riques pour prot & eacute;ger les adolescents des risques en ligne et participer & agrave; des activit & eacute;s virtuelles ensemble. L'& eacute;tude souligne la n & eacute;cessit & eacute; pour les parents d'am & eacute;liorer leurs comp & eacute;tences num & eacute;riques pour mieux g & eacute;rer et participer & agrave; la vie num & eacute;rique de leurs enfants. Les recherches futures devraient explorer les niveaux de comp & eacute;tences num & eacute;riques des parents pour identifier les obstacles & agrave; une inclusion num & eacute;rique efficace et d & eacute;velopper des strat & eacute;gies pour combler ces lacunes.