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Divorced Coparents' Use of Communication Technology

Divorced Coparents' Use of Communication Technology

Ashton Chapman, Lawrence H. Ganong, Marilyn Coleman
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 8
ISBN13: 9781466682399|ISBN10: 1466682396|EISBN13: 9781466682405
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8239-9.ch021
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Chapman, Ashton, et al. "Divorced Coparents' Use of Communication Technology." Encyclopedia of Mobile Phone Behavior, edited by Zheng Yan, IGI Global, 2015, pp. 246-253. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8239-9.ch021

APA

Chapman, A., Ganong, L. H., & Coleman, M. (2015). Divorced Coparents' Use of Communication Technology. In Z. Yan (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Mobile Phone Behavior (pp. 246-253). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8239-9.ch021

Chicago

Chapman, Ashton, Lawrence H. Ganong, and Marilyn Coleman. "Divorced Coparents' Use of Communication Technology." In Encyclopedia of Mobile Phone Behavior, edited by Zheng Yan, 246-253. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8239-9.ch021

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Abstract

Advancements in technology have resulted in widespread use of communication technologies, particularly in families. Most research on the use of communication technologies in families, however, has ignored family structure. Communication has been identified as a key contributor to coparental efficacy, particularly in postdivorce families, and some research indicates that coparents may rely on communication technologies to interact with one another. The limited research on divorced coparents' use of communication technology has found that coparents' use of technology may vary based upon coparental relationship quality and relevant contextual factors (e.g., repartnering of one or both coparents). Additional research is needed to understand the factors that influence coparents' decisions about communication technology and the influence of technology as means of communication on parents' and children's well-being.

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