Impact of social media on parent child relationship: Exploring communication barriers and emotional distance
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https://doi.org/10.71085/sss.04.01.229Keywords:
Parent Child relationship, Emotional distance, Communication barrier, Family dynamics, Social mediaAbstract
This study examines the influence of digital media on familial interaction specifically on parent and child interaction, focusing on its impact on emotional connection, communication and family dynamics. Quantitative approach has been used to collect data, a structured questionnaire designed and through this data gathered from 101 participants. These findings expose multifaceted dynamics between family interaction and social media. Interestingly study reveal that social media has duality that it can be a tool for detachment as well as for attachment, it totally depends on the users either they take benefit from social media or destroy their life. This study illuminating the need for moderate usage of social media platforms and quality of familial interaction. When social media utilize in a positive way then family dynamics can be fixed and have no effect on familial interaction. It also offers insights for future research to investigate the social media influence on other factors as well and develop strategies to mitigating its possible risks.
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