Family functioning and information and communication technologies: How do they relate? A literature review
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2015-04
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Carvalho, Joana
Francisco, Rita
Relvas, Ana Paula
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Resumo
The advances and incorporation of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in
everyday family life has earned a place of prominence in the research field. This paper provides a
research synthesis of the literature published between 1998 and 2013 examining the relationship of
ICTs and family functioning. Searching through databases, 42 papers were located and analyzed which
enabled the conceptualization of this relationship in five domains: 1) Attitudes toward ICTs, 2) Types
of ICTs and using patterns, 3) Family cohesion, 4) Family roles, rules and intergenerational conflicts,
and 5) Family boundaries. Results show that ICTs have implied profound and qualitative changes in
family functioning, creating new interaction scenarios and rearranging current family relational
patterns. Some gaps in the literature are pointed out, such as the difference operationalization of
variables and the use of non-standard instruments in the studies. Suggestions are made for clinical
interventions and future research in this domain.
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Vida familiar quotidiana - Everyday family life, Funcionamento familiar - Family functioning, Relações familiares - Family relations, Information and communication technologies - Tecnologias de informação e comunicação, Studies - Estudos
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Carvalho, J.; Francisco, R.; Relvas, A. P. (2015) Family functioning and information and communication technologies: How do they relate? A literature review. Computers in Human Behavior. 45, 99-108. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2014.11.037. (IF: 3.70; SJR: Q1)