Parental Phubbing Among Mothers of School Age Children and it’s Risk for Child’s Behavioral Problems
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The present study assessed parental phubbing among mothers of school-age children and its risk for behavioral problems.
Objectives included determining the level of parental phubbing, assessing children’s behavioral risk, finding the correlation
between the two, and identifying associations with socio-personal variables. The study was based on Nola Pender’s Health
Promotion Model and used a descriptive design. It was conducted in the Pediatric OPD of KIMSHEALTH among 120
mothers selected through consecutive sampling. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire, the Spanish version
of the Phubbing Scale, and SAEBRS.
Results showed that 2.5% had mild, 63.3% moderate, and 34.2% severe phubbing. The mean behavioral problem score was
29.08 ± 8.738, indicating a significant risk. A negative correlation was found between parental phubbing and children’s
behavioral outcomes. Significant associations were observed with mother’s age, number of children, education, type
of family, and phone usage (p < 0.05). The study concluded that parental phubbing poses a significant risk (77.5%) for
behavioral problems in school-age children.
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