Parental Technology Use and its Implications for Parent-Child Interactions and Children’s Health and Development

Komanchuk, Jelena

Parental Technology Use and its Implications for Parent-Child Interactions and Children’s Health and Development

dc.contributor.advisor	Letourneau, Nicole
dc.contributor.advisor	Cameron, Judy L.
dc.contributor.author	Komanchuk, Jelena
dc.contributor.committeemember	Duffett-Leger, Linda
dc.contributor.committeemember	King-Shier, Kathryn
dc.date	2023-11
dc.date.accessioned	2023-06-23T17:11:33Z
dc.date.available	2023-06-23T17:11:33Z
dc.date.issued	2023-06
dc.description.abstract	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.
dc.identifier.citation	Komanchuk, J. (2023). Parental technology use and its implications for parent-child interactions and children’s health and development (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1880/116647
dc.identifier.uri	https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/41490
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher.faculty	Graduate Studies
dc.publisher.institution	University of Calgary
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dc.subject	digital parenting intervention
dc.subject	serve and return
dc.subject	parent-child interaction quality
dc.subject	child development
dc.subject	vulnerability
dc.subject	randomized controlled trial
dc.subject	technoference
dc.subject.classification	Education--Early Childhood
dc.subject.classification	Education--Health
dc.subject.classification	Nursing
dc.title	Parental Technology Use and its Implications for Parent-Child Interactions and Children’s Health and Development
dc.type	doctoral thesis
thesis.degree.discipline	Nursing
thesis.degree.grantor	University of Calgary
thesis.degree.name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
ucalgary.thesis.accesssetbystudent	I do not require a thesis withhold – my thesis will have open access and can be viewed and downloaded publicly as soon as possible.