Intentions for Mothers’ involvement in social media use with their children
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2024
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Media and Communication Review, 4(2), 84-106, Published by School of Media and Communication Studies, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
Abstract
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
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children, conformity pattern, conservation pattern, social media
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29. Udende, P., & Ifekoya, A.V. (2024). 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