An exploration of rules and tools for family members to limit co-located smartphone usage

Autor: Debajyoti Mondal, Khalad Hasan, David Ahlström, Carman Neustaedter
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: AH
DOI: 10.1145/3396339.3396364
Popis: Smartphones play an increasingly large role within our lives, shaping our interaction with friends and family members. Though smartphones facilitate seamless communication, there is a growing concern that people overuse smartphones in front of family members, which can sometimes deteriorate family relationships. We report on a survey examining smartphone usage among three types of family members: children, partners, and other adults living in the household. We examine the rules and tools that they use to reduce their smartphone usage. Results show that people have many rules to limit their co-located smartphone usage. However, the rules vary widely between the three types of family members. Furthermore, participants reported a lack of smartphone-based tools to help them reduce smartphone usage. Considering these results, we suggest recommendations for designing smartphone-based tools intended to help reduce co-located smartphone usage within families.
Databáze: OpenAIRE