Digital boundaries: A study on WeChat parent-child relationships among Chinese college students and their association with family factors.

Autor: Feng Z; School of Literature, Journalism and Communication, Xihua University, Chengdu city, Sichuan province, China., Hu CM; Mental Health Education and Counseling Center, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing city, China., He LL; School of Intelligent Manufacturing Engineering, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing city, China.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2024 Dec 05; Vol. 19 (12), pp. e0311494. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Dec 05 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0311494
Abstrakt: Objective: This study aims to investigate the current state of WeChat parent-child relationships among college students and their association with family factors.
Methods: Using convenient sampling, 6159 students,age from 18 to 25,the participants were selected from colleges of Chengdu to complete a questionnaire survey on response and attitudes towards parents' WeChat friend requests, Family APGAR Index,Parental Management Scale,Family Conflict Scale,were used as measurement tools.
Results: Responses to parental WeChat friend requests showed significant positive correlations with higher levels of family function satisfaction (r = 0.10, P<0.01) and parental management (r = 0.11, P<0.01), and a significant negative correlation with family conflict (r = -0.03, P<0.05).
Conclusion: This study reveals that Chinese college students generally accept their parents' WeChat friend requests, influenced by family dynamics and traditional values. Positive parental management, family harmony, and good marital relationships enhance students' willingness to connect with their parents on WeChat, indicating the complex interplay between digital interactions and traditional family concepts.This underscores the importance for parents to adopt modern and scientific parenting approaches, fostering a harmonious and nurturing family atmosphere rooted in trust and mutual respect for their children.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
(Copyright: © 2024 Feng et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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