Heavy users, mobile gamers, and social networkers: Patterns of objective smartphone use in parents of infants and associations with parent depression, sleep, parenting, and problematic phone use.

Authors

Brandon T. McDaniel PhD, Parkview HealthFollow
Jenny Radesky
Jessica Pater, Parkview Research CenterFollow
Adam M Galovan
Annalise Harrison, Parkview HealthFollow
Victor P. Cornet MS, Parkview HealthFollow
Lauren Reining, Parkview HealthFollow
Alexandria Schaller
Michelle Drouin, Parkview HealthFollow

Abstract

Smartphone use during parenting is common, which may lead to distraction (also known as technoference). However, it is likely that some phone activities are less disruptive to parents and children. In this study, we explored smartphone use (via passive sensing across 8 days) within 264 parents of infants, measuring parents' application use on their phone (e.g., messaging, social media, mobile gaming, video chat) and phone use across contexts (e.g., during feeding and at bedtime). We utilized latent profile analysis to identify profiles of users, revealing five user types:

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2024

Publication Title

Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies

Recommended Citation

McDaniel, Brandon T. PhD; Radesky, Jenny; Pater, Jessica; Galovan, Adam M; Harrison, Annalise; Cornet, Victor P. MS; Reining, Lauren; Schaller, Alexandria; and Drouin, Michelle, "Heavy users, mobile gamers, and social networkers: Patterns of objective smartphone use in parents of infants and associations with parent depression, sleep, parenting, and problematic phone use." (2024). Health Services and Informatics Research. 191.
https://researchrepository.parkviewhealth.org/informatics/191