Digital and traditional communication with kin: displacement or reinforcement?
Digital and traditional communication with kin: displacement or reinforcement?
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DOI：
10.1080/13229400.2022.2040575
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发表时间：
2022-02-17
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1.6
通讯作者：
Tanskanen, Antti O.
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作者：
Danielsbacka, Mirkka;Tammisalo, Kristiina;Tanskanen, Antti O.
数字时代的一个突出问题是，新的数字通信形式(例如即时消息、视频电话、电子邮件)是否取代或加强了更传统的通信形式(例如面对面的会议、电话联系、寄信/明信片)。这些对立的假设，即数字交流是增强器还是替换器，已经引起了学者们的广泛关注，但很少有研究将这些假设放在亲属交流的背景下进行探讨。使用1945名年轻到中年(18-55岁)和2663名老年(68-73岁)芬兰人的大规模和基于人口的数据，我们在几个亲属二元组(父母-孩子、祖父母-孙子、兄弟姐妹和阿姨/叔叔-侄女/侄子)中检验了从移位和强化假说中得出的预测。结果支持在所有亲属中的强化假说，在年轻人和老年人中都是如此。即使在控制了广泛的潜在混杂因素之后，数字通信与传统通信之间的关联仍然是积极的。因此，可以得出结论，数字手段加强了而不是取代了传统的联系形式。
A salient question in the digital era is whether new forms of digital communication (e.g. instant messages, video calls, e-mails) have displaced or reinforced more traditional forms of communication (e.g. meeting face-to-face, contact by phone, sending letters/postcards). These opposing hypotheses, i.e. digital communication as a reinforcer versus a displacer, have attracted abundant attention among scholars; however, studies have scarcely explored these hypotheses in the context of communication among kin. Using large-scale and population-based data of 1,945 young to middle-aged (18-55 year-olds) and 2,663 older (68-73 year-olds) Finns, we tested the predictions derived from the displacement and reinforcement hypotheses in several kin dyads (parent-child, grandparent-grandchild, siblings, and aunt/uncle-niece/nephew). The results supported the reinforcement hypothesis in all kin dyads, and in both younger and older adults. Associations between digital and traditional communication were positive even after controlling for a wide range of potentially confounding factors. Hence, it can be concluded that digital means reinforce rather than displace traditional forms of contact.