ABSTRACT

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand how first generation Latino parents, whose primary language is Spanish and live in a colonia on the U.S.-Mexico border, use screen time in their homes.

Methods: A purposeful sampling approach was used to recruit eligible parents of pre-adolescents (ages 9–14) who were native Spanish speakers, and living on the U.S.-Mexico border. Three focus groups in Spanish (two with mothers and one with fathers) were conducted. Data were codified using a general inductive approach based on grounded theory. A consensus process was repeated until a final codebook was developed.

Results: Screen time allowed parents to foster familismo (family cohesiveness and bonding) and respeto (respect). Parents knew that a healthy balance of media use is important, but broader social contexts (marital discord and economics) challenged the enforcement of familial screen time rules and parents were often permissive.

Conclusions: Our study addressed research gaps by examining the understudied social and cultural contexts (practices, routines, rules, and beliefs) that shape children’s screen time use among a sample of Latino immigrants living on the U.S.-Mexico border. This sample of parents indicated that familismo and respeto (i.e., cohesiveness and bonding) influence familial decision-making including screen time.

摘要

目的：本研究的目的是了解母语为西班牙语，居住在美墨边境的殖民地的第一代拉丁裔父母如何在家中使用放映时间。

方法：采用有目的的抽样方法，招募了合格的，以西班牙语为母语并居住在美国-墨西哥边境的未成年人（9-14岁）的父母。进行了西班牙文的三个焦点小组会议（两个有母亲，一个有父亲）。使用基于扎根理论的一般归纳方法对数据进行整理。重复达成共识的过程，直到开发出最终的密码本。

结果：筛选时间使父母能够养成家庭（家庭的凝聚力和纽带）和尊重（尊重）。父母知道，媒体使用之间的健康平衡很重要，但是更广泛的社会环境（婚姻纠纷和经济学）对家庭放映时间规则的执行提出了挑战，父母通常是允许的。

结论：我们的研究通过研究对生活在美墨边境的拉美裔移民样本中影响儿童放学时间使用的社会和文化背景（实践，例行程序，规则和信念）进行了研究，从而弥补了研究空白。父母的样本表明，家庭成员和家庭成员（即内聚性和亲密性）会影响家庭决策，包括放映时间。