ERIC Number: EJ1344027
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-1550-1876
EISSN: EISSN-1550-1337
ICT Use and Its Influence in Family Functioning with Reference to Process and Structure of Families: A Structural Equation Analysis
Kumar, J. Dinesh; Arulchelvan, Sriram
International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, v17 n4 Article 1 2021
ICT use in family functioning is an important area to study as the impact changes when technology grows over years. This research analyzed the role of ICT use in process & structure of families using the factors present in Hertlein multitheoretical model. The additional factor 'family communication pattern' was introduced and tested along with the process factor to know its importance. The study has taken 756 samples (both parents & children) in Chennai and tested two hypothesis. Structural Equation Model (SEM) was used to analyze the data. The result shows that ICT has influenced the process changes of the families. The structural changes in families are slowly started occurring and that is not as significant as process changes. The added new factor has loaded positively with existing factors shows that family communication is important for family process and thus contributed for theoretical development.
Descriptors: Information Technology, Family Environment, Foreign Countries, Family Structure, Influence of Technology, Structural Equation Models
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