Maternal Mental Representations of the Child and Mobile Phone Use During Parent-Child Mealtimes

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics : JDBP
Jenny RadeskyKatherine L Rosenblum

Abstract

Qualities of the parent-child relationship have not been explored as predictors of parent mobile device use during parent-child activities. In 195 mother-child dyads enrolled in an ongoing cohort study, maternal mental representations of their child (ability to reflect on their child's characteristics, emotional state, and their parenting role) were evaluated through the Working Model of the Child Interview (WMCI), a validated semistructured interview. WMCI scale scores were examined as predictors of active maternal mobile device use during parent-child eating encounters (videotaped home mealtimes and a structured laboratory-based protocol) in multivariate logistic regression models. Children were aged 5.9 years (SD: 0.7), mothers were aged 31.5 years (SD: 7.4), and 73.3% of mothers were of white non-Hispanic race/ethnicity. During the family mealtime, 47 (24.1%) mothers actively used a mobile device at least once, whereas during the structured eating protocol, 44 (22.6%) mothers used a device. Controlling for maternal race/ethnicity, education level, and child's sex, WMCI subscales were associated with device use during home mealtimes (higher Child Difficulty) and the eating protocol (higher Child Difficulty and lower Richness...Continue Reading

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Mar 7, 2020·Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics : JDBP·Libby Matile MilkovichBenjamin Black
Feb 21, 2021·Asian Journal of Psychiatry·Ashwini TadpatrikarSilpa S Viswanath
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