Problematic screen use/computer gaming and conflicts in the home: an interview prestudy
(2025) PSYK11 20232Department of Psychology
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Mer än hälften av svenska barn mellan nio och arton år uppger att de spelar dataspel
dagligen. Med tanke på den ökade förekomsten av problematiskt datorspelande och digital överanvändning bland ungdomar, betonas familjebaserade behandlingsmetoder allt mer. Syftet med denna kvalitativa förstudie är att undersöka föräldrars upplevelser av konflikter i hemmet gällande barns skärmanvändning och deras förväntningar på vad en familjecentrerad intervention bör innehålla. Mot bakgrund av detta formuleras följande forskningsfråga: Hur beskriver föräldrar sin levda erfarenhet av konflikter kopplade till barns problematiska skärmanvändning, och deras önskemål om stöd i en familjeinriktad behandling? Genom en tolkande fenomenologisk analys (IPA) av... (More) - Mer än hälften av svenska barn mellan nio och arton år uppger att de spelar dataspel
dagligen. Med tanke på den ökade förekomsten av problematiskt datorspelande och digital överanvändning bland ungdomar, betonas familjebaserade behandlingsmetoder allt mer. Syftet med denna kvalitativa förstudie är att undersöka föräldrars upplevelser av konflikter i hemmet gällande barns skärmanvändning och deras förväntningar på vad en familjecentrerad intervention bör innehålla. Mot bakgrund av detta formuleras följande forskningsfråga: Hur beskriver föräldrar sin levda erfarenhet av konflikter kopplade till barns problematiska skärmanvändning, och deras önskemål om stöd i en familjeinriktad behandling? Genom en tolkande fenomenologisk analys (IPA) av semistrukturerade intervjuer med åtta föräldrar kunde några återkommande teman identifieras: utmaningen att upprätthålla gränser, emotionell stress kopplad till upplevt ansvar och brist på sammanhållna föräldrastrategier. Föräldrarna uttryckte ett behov av strukturerad vägledning, professionellt stöd och verktyg som tar hänsyn till både relationell dynamik och det enskilda barnets behov. Resultatet visar att de föräldrar vars barn har en neuropsykiatrisk funktionsnedsättning i kombination med ett problematiskt datorspelande och/eller skärmanvändande, såg ett stort behov av stöd i form av regelbundna fysiska möten med professionell personal för att få hjälp att skilja på "terapeutrollen" och föräldrarollen, som verkar vara en betydande bakomliggande faktor till konflikter i hemmet. Resultaten diskuteras i relation till Self-Determination Theory och systemiska familjeterapeutiska perspektiv. I slutsatserna betonas vikten av att integrera familjeövergripande strategier i framtida insatser (Less) - Abstract
- More than half of Swedish children between the ages of nine and eighteen state that they play computer games daily. Given the increased prevalence of problematic computer gaming and digital overuse among young people, family-based treatment methods are increasingly emphasized. The purpose of this qualitative pre-study is to investigate parents' experiences of conflicts in the home regarding children's screen use and their expectations of what a family-centered intervention should contain. Considering this, the following research question is formulated: How do parents describe their lived experience of conflicts linked to children's problematic screen use, and their wishes for support in a family-oriented treatment?
Through an interpretive... (More) - More than half of Swedish children between the ages of nine and eighteen state that they play computer games daily. Given the increased prevalence of problematic computer gaming and digital overuse among young people, family-based treatment methods are increasingly emphasized. The purpose of this qualitative pre-study is to investigate parents' experiences of conflicts in the home regarding children's screen use and their expectations of what a family-centered intervention should contain. Considering this, the following research question is formulated: How do parents describe their lived experience of conflicts linked to children's problematic screen use, and their wishes for support in a family-oriented treatment?
Through an interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA) of semi-structured interviews with eight parents, some recurring themes could be identified: the challenge of maintaining boundaries, emotional stress linked to perceived responsibility and lack of coherent parenting strategies. The parents expressed a need for structured guidance, professional support and tools that take into account both relational dynamics and the needs of the individual child. The results show that the parents whose children have a neuropsychiatric disability in combination with a problematic computer gaming and/or screen use, saw a great need for support in the form of regular physical meetings with professional staff to get help to distinguish between the "therapist role" and the parental role, which seems to be a significant underlying factor in conflicts in the home. The results are discussed in relation to Self-Determination Theory and systemic family therapy perspectives. The conclusions stress the importance of integrating cross-family approaches into future interventions. (Less)
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- author
- Hahn Basso, Ulrika LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- PSYK11 20232
- year
- 2025
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- problematic screen use, computer gaming, children, qualitative study, problematisk skärmanvändning, dataspelande, barn, kvalitativ studie
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9208917
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- 2025-08-22 14:45:53
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- 2025-08-22 14:45:53
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abstract = {{More than half of Swedish children between the ages of nine and eighteen state that they play computer games daily. Given the increased prevalence of problematic computer gaming and digital overuse among young people, family-based treatment methods are increasingly emphasized. The purpose of this qualitative pre-study is to investigate parents' experiences of conflicts in the home regarding children's screen use and their expectations of what a family-centered intervention should contain. Considering this, the following research question is formulated: How do parents describe their lived experience of conflicts linked to children's problematic screen use, and their wishes for support in a family-oriented treatment?
Through an interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA) of semi-structured interviews with eight parents, some recurring themes could be identified: the challenge of maintaining boundaries, emotional stress linked to perceived responsibility and lack of coherent parenting strategies. The parents expressed a need for structured guidance, professional support and tools that take into account both relational dynamics and the needs of the individual child. The results show that the parents whose children have a neuropsychiatric disability in combination with a problematic computer gaming and/or screen use, saw a great need for support in the form of regular physical meetings with professional staff to get help to distinguish between the "therapist role" and the parental role, which seems to be a significant underlying factor in conflicts in the home. The results are discussed in relation to Self-Determination Theory and systemic family therapy perspectives. The conclusions stress the importance of integrating cross-family approaches into future interventions.}},
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