Browsing by Author "Komanchuk, Jelena"

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    Impacts of parental technoference on parent-child relationships and child health and developmental outcomes: a scoping review protocol
    (2022-03-17) Mackay, Lyndsay J.; Komanchuk, Jelena; Hayden, K. A.; Letourneau, Nicole
    Abstract Background With increases in the use of technological devices worldwide, parental technoference is a potential threat to the quality of parent-child relationships and children’s health and development. Parental technoference refers to disrupted interactions between a parent and child due to a parent’s use of a technological device. The aims of this scoping review are to map, describe, and summarize the existing evidence from published research studies on the impacts of parental technoference on parent-child relationships and children’s health and development and to identify the limitations in the studies and gaps in the literature. Methods This scoping review will be conducted in accordance with the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology. A search for relevant research studies will be undertaken in APA PsycInfo, MEDLINE, Central, Cochrane Database for Systematic Reviews, JBI EBP, and Embase (OVID). CINAHL (Ebsco) and Scopus will also be searched. Grey and popular literature will be excluded. This review will include primary research studies and review papers published in English with no time limit that identify the impacts of technoference on parent-child relationships and child health and developmental outcomes. Parent participants include primary caregivers, either biological, adopted, or foster parents, of children under the age of 18 who engage in technoference. Two reviewers will independently screen the titles, abstracts, and full texts of studies according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Disagreements will be resolved through discussion with a third researcher. Data will be extracted into a data charting table including author(s), year of publication, country, research aim, methodology/design, population and sample size, variables/concepts, and corresponding measures and main results. Data will be presented in tables and figures accompanied by a narrative summary. Discussion The goal of this scoping review is to present an overview of the evidence on the impacts of parental technoference on parent-child relationships and child and health developmental outcomes, highlighting the current risk of children of today. It will identify gaps in the literature, inform future research, advise recommendations for parents on technological device use, and possibly guide the development of interventions aimed at addressing parental technoference. Trial registration Open Science Framework https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/QNTS5
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    Parental Technology Use and its Implications for Parent-Child Interactions and Children’s Health and Development
    (2023-06) Komanchuk, Jelena; Letourneau, Nicole; Cameron, Judy L.; Duffett-Leger, Linda; King-Shier, Kathryn
    Adverse experiences (e.g., poverty, family violence, neglect in childhood) can lead to negative health and developmental consequences, yet impacts may be buffered by positive parent-child interactions. While families experiencing adversity (e.g., poverty) report barriers to attending in-person parenting programs, online parenting programs have potential to improve children’s health and development by increasing accessibility. In contrast, parental technoference (i.e., parental technology use that interrupts interactions with one’s child) can negatively affect parent-child relationships and children’s outcomes (e.g., behavior, mental health). Research is needed on digitally delivered parenting programs for families experiencing adversity and on the implications of parental technoference on parent-child relationships and children’s outcomes. The first manuscript in this dissertation is a realist review of research and theory on serve and return interactions (a metaphor utilized to convey the importance of sensitive and responsive caregiving) and a synthesis of research examining its impacts on children’s health (e.g., mental, physical) and development. The second manuscript presents findings from a randomized controlled trial evaluation of the First Pathways program with families experiencing adversity in Alberta. The First Pathways program is an online tool designed to improve parent-child interactions and children’s development by sharing brain development knowledge and activities for parents and children. Compared to the quartile of parent-child dyads who seldom accessed the website (n = 12), the quartile of parent-child dyads who accessed the website the most (n = 13) demonstrated significantly greater improvements in parent-child interaction quality. Further, daily reminders significantly increased website access. High retention (99%) was observed in the First Pathways study; thus, the third manuscript describes the effective recruitment and retention strategies employed. In the fourth manuscript, a realist review of literature on the psychometrics of digitally delivered child development tools is presented. The last manuscript is a scoping review on parental technoference and its effects on parent-child relationships, children’s health, and development. This dissertation concludes with a discussion of the positive and negative implications of parental technology use on children’s health and development and recommendations for nursing research, education, and practice.