December 2015

The examination of parent-adolescent communication motives, relational maintenance and intimacy in the uses of communication technologies

Both parents and adolescents have adopted a wide range of technologies in their daily lives. Most scholars are interested in the consequences of individuals’ technology addiction and relational development while little attention is given to their family relationships through the communication of new media. Drawing from the perspectives of media uses and gratifications, this study develops an empirical model by...

Author(s): Po-Chien Chang