ICTs and family functioning: a study on Portuguese families with adolescents and emerging adults

Joana Carvalho; Rita Francisco; Ana P. Relvas

doi:10.1007/s10591-017-9436-8

ICTs and family functioning: a study on Portuguese families with adolescents and emerging adults

Joana Carvalho^*
, Rita Francisco
, Ana P. Relvas

^*Corresponding author for this work

Faculty of Human Sciences

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Abstract

Nowadays, information and communication technologies (ICTs) represent an integral part of contemporary family life, introducing changes in families’ functioning. Positive, negative, and mixed aspects of this influence were identified. The present study intends to understand the relationship between ICTs and family functioning among participants from two different family life cycle stages. A total of 157 Portuguese families (307 participants from 97 families with emerging adult children and 169 from 60 families with adolescents) completed measures about the use of ICTs (an adaptation of SEFT/ETEF

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	281-288
Number of pages	8
Journal	Contemporary Family Therapy
Volume	39
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10591-017-9436-8
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2017

Keywords

Families with adolescents
Families with emerging adults
Family functioning
ICTs

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