Abstract Smartphones are ubiquitous in American lives and can interfere with parent-child relationships. This technoference, or the interruption of interpersonal time by technology, has been associated with negative parent-child interactions and can indirectly threaten child safety. Nonetheless, little is known concerning possible precursors or factors that may exacerbate parental technoference. The current study explored new parents' media usage and technoference beliefs as they relate to executive function, or ones’ ability to engage in higher cognitive processes such as attention, impulse control, and task coordination. Responses indicated that both fathers and mothers were more supportive of technoference attitudes in association with digital media use (i.e., text messaging and social media). Regarding executive function, parental difficulties in executive functions were associated with an increased amount of digital media use, though media use was not a mediating factor between executive functions and technoference attitudes and beliefs. These findings emphasize the importance of boosting executive function skills and assessing parental media consumption.

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“我可以一心多用”：媒体消费对执行功能与技术推理态度关系的中介作用

摘要 智能手机在美国人的生活中无处不在，会干扰亲子关系。这种技术干扰，或者说技术对人际时间的干扰，与消极的亲子互动有关，并可能间接威胁到儿童的安全。尽管如此，关于可能加剧父母技术影响的可能前兆或因素知之甚少。当前的研究探索了新父母的媒体使用和技术推理信念，因为它们与执行功能或参与更高认知过程（如注意力、冲动控制和任务协调）的能力有关。回应表明，父亲和母亲都更支持与数字媒体使用（即短信和社交媒体）相关的技术推理态度。关于执行功能，父母在执行功能方面的困难与数字媒体使用量的增加有关，尽管媒体使用不是执行功能与技术推理态度和信念之间的中介因素。这些发现强调了提高执行功能技能和评估父母媒体消费的重要性。