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Back to the living room era”

Smart speaker usage and family democracy from the family dynamic perspective

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ID12656387
AuthorsBing Wang (0000-0001-5106-6681, Tsinghua University), Longxiang Luo (0000-0001-8473-2273), Xiuli Wang (0000-0002-0754-177X, Peking University, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume26
Issue11
Pages6579-6596
Publication date2023-02-25
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNew Media & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1461-4448 • E-ISSN: 1461-7315
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/14614448231155624
OpenAlexW4322009326
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited27

Based on joint media engagement (JME) and parental mediation theory (PMT), this study conducted a textual and thematic analysis of 360 user-generated content videos to explore, in the family scenario, smart speaker use behavior between Chinese children and parents. The findings reveal the following: (a) smart speakers create a new JME model and new co-use scenarios; (b) the mediation strategy used by parents differs from the mediation strategies in traditional PMT; (c) smart speakers are social actors and play a mediating role in the construction of family relationships; and (d) smart speaker use behavior between parents and children is characterized by a return to the living room era, which creates a new family dynamic and a reshaping of family politics

Democracy · Internet privacy · Mediation · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Politics · Qualitative research · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Child Development and Digital Technology · Computer Science · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology

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Highly citedNo
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