Abstract

During the transition to adulthood, emerging adults may experience new geographic distance separating them from their siblings. Digital leisure is common among emerging adults and may serve as a tool for maintaining relationship quality across geographic distance. Using qualitative data, we created individual digital leisure diversity scores for four categories of digital leisure identified from a constructed taxonomy. The sample included 185 college-attending emerging adults (M_age = 20.1, 64.3% male). Analysis of variance indicated dyadic gender differences in social media and gaming. Digital leisure diversity was associated with greater levels of affective and cognitive sibling relationship quality, regardless of sibling dyad gender. The association between digital leisure diversity and cognitive relationship quality was significant for participants who lived closer to their sibling. During the transition to adulthood when new geographic separation is common, digital leisure shows potential as a compensatory activity that may help siblings maintain relationship quality.

 抽象的

在向成年过渡的过程中，新兴成年人可能会经历与兄弟姐妹之间新的地理距离。数字休闲在新兴成年人中很常见，可以作为跨地理距离维持关系质量的工具。使用定性数据，我们为根据构建的分类法确定的四类数字休闲创建了个人数字休闲多样性得分。样本包括 185 名正在上大学的新兴成年人（ M_年龄= 20.1，64.3% 为男性）。方差分析表明社交媒体和游戏中存在二元性别差异。无论兄弟姐妹的性别如何，数字休闲多样性与更高水平的情感和认知兄弟姐妹关系质量相关。对于与兄弟姐妹住得较近的参与者来说，数字休闲多样性与认知关系质量之间的关联非常重要。在向成年过渡期间，新的地理分离很常见，数字休闲显示出作为补偿活动的潜力，可以帮助兄弟姐妹保持关系质量。