TY - JOUR
T1 - ICTs and family functioning
T2 - a study on Portuguese families with adolescents and emerging adults
AU - Carvalho, Joana
AU - Francisco, Rita
AU - Relvas, Ana P.
PY - 2017/12/1
Y1 - 2017/12/1
N2 - 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
AB - 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
KW - Families with adolescents
KW - Families with emerging adults
KW - Family functioning
KW - ICTs
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85034791396&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10591-017-9436-8
DO - 10.1007/s10591-017-9436-8
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85034791396
SN - 0892-2764
VL - 39
SP - 281
EP - 288
JO - Contemporary Family Therapy
JF - Contemporary Family Therapy
IS - 4
ER -