Impact in the Media
The research article "Changing Times Together? A Time-Diary Analysis of Family Time in the Digital Age in the United Kingdom" by Killian Mullan (Aston University) and Stella Chatzitheochari (University of Warwick) provided the first nationally-representative evidence surrounding the impact of mobile technologies on family time. The research achieved substantial media coverage nationally (including The Sunday Times, The Independent and Daily Mail), and internationally (ADN Australia, Channel News Asia, Quartz, Corriere della Serra). The authors also authored a piece for The Conversation.
It is a scene that plays out in households all over Britain: every family member is at home — maybe even sitting in the same room — but all are glued to their own devices. Researchers have found that since the proliferation of smartphones, children and their parents spend on average 30 more minute
Objective: This study examines the impact of digital mobile devices on different aspects of family time in the United Kingdom. Background: Recent years have witnessed increasing concerns surrounding the consequences of the widespread diffusion of Internet-enabled mobile devices such as smartphones for family well-being. However, research examining the extent to which mobile devices have ...
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