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Published on in Vol 9 (2026)

This is a member publication of Witten/Herdecke University

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/95447, first published .
Family distracted by phones while child plays with blocks

Parental Smartphone Use and Children’s Emotional Well-Being in Everyday Family Life: Experience Sampling Study

Parental Smartphone Use and Children’s Emotional Well-Being in Everyday Family Life: Experience Sampling Study

Eva Katharina Matthias   1 , MSc ;   Krisna Adiasto   1 , PhD ;   Katharina Ida Salo   1 , PhD ;   Lisanne S Pauw   2 , PhD ;   Anne Milek   1, 3 , PhD

1 Department of Psychology and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Health, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

2 Department of Social, Health and Organisational Psychology, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

3 Center of Interpersonal Dynamics, Witten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Corresponding Author:

  • Eva Katharina Matthias, MSc
  • Department of Psychology and Psychotherapy
  • Faculty of Health
  • Witten/Herdecke University
  • Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 44
  • Witten, North Rhine-Westphalia 58455
  • Germany
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  • Email: eva.matthias@uni-wh.de