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    Intentions for Mothers’ involvement in social media use with their children
    (Media and Communication Review, 4(2), 84-106, Published by School of Media and Communication Studies, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, 2024) Udende Patrick; Ifekoya, A.V.
    In spite of the remarkable importance of the Internet and social media for society at large and children in particular, the increasing concern about the excessive use of social media remains an issue of academic discourse. Premised on this, a study was undertaken on Nigerian mothers. The aim of this study was to ascertain the rationale for mothers’ involvement in social media use with their children, specifically on Facebook, X, and Instagram. An online questionnaire was adopted from Ryan et al. (2019) to obtain data from a purposively selected sample of 384 mothers who served as respondents. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21. Results indicated a significant relationship in social media use between mothers and children, and that mothers predominantly use WhatsApp for several purposes. Findings further indicated mothers’ preference of conversation pattern to conformity pattern of interaction with their children. The study concluded that social media serves as a platform that helps in sustaining the bond between mothers and their children. It, however, recommended the moderate use of social media that is briskly supplanting physical mother-child interaction