التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Popular post‐separation parenting smartphone apps: An evaluation. |
| المؤلفون: |
Smyth, Bruce M.1 bruce.smyth@anu.edu.au, Payne, Jason L.2, Irving, Michelle1, Heard, Genevieve3 |
| المصدر: |
Family Court Review. Jul2023, Vol. 61 Issue 3, p563-585. 23p. 7 Charts. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
*DIGITAL technology, *MOBILE apps, *PARENTING, *SEPARATION (Law), *INFORMATION & communication technologies |
| مستخلص: |
In recent years a bewildering array of smartphone applications ("apps") has emerged to support separated parents' communication. Post‐separation parenting apps vary in cost and features; they typically comprise a messaging tool, shared calendar, expense tracker and a means to export records for legal purposes. A key challenge for separated parents and family law practitioners alike is knowing which apps or app feature(s) can work well for different family contexts, needs and budgets. The present study sought to evaluate nine popular post‐separation parenting apps and their features using small‐n Human–Computer Interaction methods. Mediators role‐played high conflict ex‐couples while completing a set of five common post‐separation communication or organizational tasks. A cross‐case analysis of ratings was conducted. We found that (a) many of the mediators changed their apparent enthusiasm for co‐parenting apps once they had used the apps themselves; (b) all nine apps were rated somewhere between "Poor" to Fair'; and (c) features of some of the best‐known apps were not rated as highly as some of the features of more recent, lesser‐known apps. Key points for the family court community: A key challenge for separated parents and family law practitioners alike is knowing which post‐separation parenting apps or app feature(s) can work well for different family contexts, needs and budgets.The efficacy and safety of these apps in everyday settings is yet to be demonstrated. Specifically, little is known about when, how, for whom, and under what circumstances post‐separation parenting apps are likely to be most effective.It is important that family law professionals have a working knowledge of a range of apps, and at least some hands‐on experience with the apps they are recommending.The mandating and recommending of apps by family law professionals raise interesting and complex questions about duty of care and responsibility.What matters is that an app's features match a user's needs (especially safety needs), budget and circumstances.Courts need to be careful about regarding co‐parenting apps as a cheap, quick technological fix for managing highly conflicted and/or complex relationship problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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