Technology use has proliferated in family life; everyday intrusions and interruptions due to technology devices, which we term technoference, will likely occur. We examine the frequency of technoference in romantic relationships and whether these everyday interruptions relate to womens personal and relational well-being. Partici-pants were 143 married/cohabiting women who completed an ...
bstract As mobile technology has become ubiquitous in modern culture, researchers have begun to examine the effects of technology use on couple and family relationships. Researchers have coined the terms techoference and phubbing to refer to the everyday interruptions in interactions that occur due to attention to or use of technology. Overall, the sum of this research paints a ...
Technology can negatively interfere with a relationship, but its effects depend on how it's used. Couples who use technology to keep in touch or strengthen their connection can benefit from its use.
Technology-facilitated abuse (TFA) is a significant, harmful phenomenon and emerging trend in intimate partner violence. TFA encompasses a range of behaviours and is facilitated in online spaces (on social media and networking platforms) and through ...
We adapted the Technology Device Interference Scale (TDIS; McDaniel & Coyne, 2016a) to the daily context to measure daily technoference. Similar to the TDIS, participants rated how often each of 4 devices (cellphone/smartphone, television, computer, and tablet) interrupted a conversation or activity they were engaged in with their partner.
Moving forward, it's essential to keep these visual contexts in mind when discussing Inhibiting Device Interference In Relationships.
Combined these studies suggest technology use and/or interference among couples predicts conflict and relationship satisfaction; however, there have not yet been any studies that have examined dyadic couple-level data with measures of technoference and relationship satisfaction spanning multiple micro-level time points (such as across days).
