TY - JOUR
T1 - New Parents' Facebook Use at the Transition to Parenthood
AU - Bartholomew, Mitchell K.
AU - Schoppe-Sullivan, Sarah J.
AU - Glassman, Michael
AU - Kamp Dush, Claire M.
AU - Sullivan, Jason M.
PY - 2012/7
Y1 - 2012/7
N2 - New parents' Facebook use was examined from a social capital perspective. Surveys regarding Facebook use and parenting satisfaction, parenting self-efficacy, and parenting stress were completed by 154 mothers and 150 fathers as part of a larger study of dual-earner, Midwestern U.S. couples making the transition to parenthood. Results indicated that mothers used Facebook more than fathers, and that mothers perceived an increase in use over the transition. When more of mothers' Facebook friends were family members or relatives, and when fathers reported connecting with more of their Facebook friends outside of Facebook, they reported better parental adjustment. For mothers, however, more frequent visits to Facebook accounts and more frequent content management were each associated with higher levels of parenting stress.
AB - New parents' Facebook use was examined from a social capital perspective. Surveys regarding Facebook use and parenting satisfaction, parenting self-efficacy, and parenting stress were completed by 154 mothers and 150 fathers as part of a larger study of dual-earner, Midwestern U.S. couples making the transition to parenthood. Results indicated that mothers used Facebook more than fathers, and that mothers perceived an increase in use over the transition. When more of mothers' Facebook friends were family members or relatives, and when fathers reported connecting with more of their Facebook friends outside of Facebook, they reported better parental adjustment. For mothers, however, more frequent visits to Facebook accounts and more frequent content management were each associated with higher levels of parenting stress.
KW - Facebook
KW - Social capital
KW - Social networking
KW - Transition to parenthood
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2012.00708.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2012.00708.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84861730020
SN - 0197-6664
VL - 61
SP - 455
EP - 469
JO - Family relations
JF - Family relations
IS - 3
ER -