Digital boundaries: A study on WeChat parent-child relationships among Chinese college students and their association with family factors.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aims to investigate the current state of WeChat parent-child relationships among college students and their association with family factors.

Methods

Using convenient sampling, 6159 students,age from 18 to 25,the participants were selected from colleges of Chengdu to complete a questionnaire survey on response and attitudes towards parents' WeChat friend requests, Family APGAR Index,Parental Management Scale,Family Conflict Scale,were used as measurement tools.

Results

Responses to parental WeChat friend requests showed significant positive correlations with higher levels of family function satisfaction (r = 0.10, P<0.01) and parental management (r = 0.11, P<0.01), and a significant negative correlation with family conflict (r = -0.03, P<0.05).

SUBMITTER: Feng Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11620469 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature