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Technology and Caregiver-Child Interaction: The Effects of Parental Mobile Device Use on Infants

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dc.contributor.advisorBohr, Yvonne M.
dc.creatorKhourochvili, Mariami
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-01T13:56:24Z
dc.date.available2018-03-01T13:56:24Z
dc.date.copyright2017-06-22
dc.date.issued2018-03-01
dc.date.updated2018-03-01T13:56:24Z
dc.degree.disciplinePsychology(Functional Area: Clinical-Developmental)
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractDespite the increasing prevalence of mobile devices in social settings, little is known about their effect on caregiver-child relationships. This study examines what happens when a caregiver becomes engrossed with a mobile device while in the presence of her infant, creating a divided attention context similar to that demonstrated in Tronick et al.s (1978) Face-to-Face Still-Face paradigm. A modified version of this paradigm was administered to nineteen caregiver-infant dyads in Toronto, resulting in notable similarities in dyadic behaviours to the original paradigm. It was also found that caregivers who used technology more frequently were less sensitive with their infant when absorbed with their mobile phones. Surprisingly, the more attention difficulties that caregivers reported, the more sensitive they were toward their infants, while the better caregivers ability to divide their attention, the less sensitive they were. Caregivers decreased engagement with their infants is worrisome, as caregiver sensitivity predicts childrens socioemotional development.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/34309
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectClinical psychology
dc.subject.keywordsMobile technology
dc.subject.keywordsInfancy
dc.subject.keywordsInfant mental health
dc.subject.keywordsCaregiver-child relationships
dc.subject.keywordsCaregiver-child interactions
dc.subject.keywordsDyadic relationships
dc.subject.keywordsFace-to-Face Still-Face paradigm
dc.subject.keywordsMaternal sensitivity
dc.subject.keywordsCaregiver sensitivity
dc.subject.keywordsCaregiver attention
dc.subject.keywordsCaregiver engagement
dc.subject.keywordsDivided attention
dc.titleTechnology and Caregiver-Child Interaction: The Effects of Parental Mobile Device Use on Infants
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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