ICTs and Family Functioning: A Study on Portuguese Families with Adolescents and Emerging Adults

被引：12
作者：
Carvalho J. [1 ]
Francisco R. [2 ,3 ]
Relvas A.P. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences and Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, Coimbra
[2] School of Human Sciences, Catholic University of Portugal, Lisbon
[3] Research Center for Psychological Science (CICPSI), Faculty of Psychology, University of Lisbon, Lisbon
来源：
Contemporary Family Therapy | 2017年 / 39卷 / 4期
关键词：
Families with adolescents; Families with emerging adults; Family functioning; ICTs;
D O I：
10.1007/s10591-017-9436-8
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摘要：
Nowadays, information and communication technologies (ICTs) represent an integral part of contemporary family life, introducing changes in families’ functioning. Positive, negative, and mixed aspects of this influence were identified. The present study intends to understand the relationship between ICTs and family functioning among participants from two different family life cycle stages. A total of 157 Portuguese families (307 participants from 97 families with emerging adult children and 169 from 60 families with adolescents) completed measures about the use of ICTs (an adaptation of SEFT/ETEF©) and family functioning (SCORE-15). The number of ICTs and problems related to their use were higher in families with adolescent children. The use of a higher number of ICTs was related to a better level of family functioning in both family groups. However, according to the multiple regression model, the problematic situations related to ICTs use only seem to predict a worse level of family functioning in families with adolescent children. Also, parents and children of each group differed in the number of ICTs used. Some limitations, implications for family therapy, and future research directions are discussed. © 2017, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
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