RUDN Journal of Psychology and PedagogicsRUDN Journal of Psychology and PedagogicsВестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Психология и педагогика2313-16832313-1705Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)4637110.22363/2313-1683-2025-22-1-75-95TSYBRWPERSONALITY AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGESЛИЧНОСТЬ И ЦИФРОВЫЕ ТЕХНОЛОГИИ: ВОЗМОЖНОСТИ И РИСКИResearch ArticleParent-Child Relationships and Children’s Addiction to Smartphones: A Review of International StudiesДетско-родительские отношения и зависимость детей от смартфонов: обзор зарубежных исследованийhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2191-646X7605-9100SheinovVictor P.ШейновВиктор Павлович

DSci in Sociology, PhD in Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor, Professor at the Department of Psychology and Pedagogical Excellence

доктор социологических наук, кандидат физико-математических наук, профессор, кафедра психологии и педагогического мастерства

sheinov1@mail.ruRepublican Institute of Higher EducationРеспубликанский институт высшей школы10102025221VOL 22, NO1 (2025)ТОМ 22, №1 (2025)759510102025Copyright ©; 2025, Sheinov V.P.Copyright ©; 2025, Шейнов В.П.2025Sheinov V.P.Шейнов В.П.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0https://journals.rudn.ru/psychology-pedagogics/article/view/46371

Due to the sharp increase in digital addictions around the world, researchers are more and more interested in finding out and analyzing the factors of their occurrence and development. The study of the features of the formation of digital addictions and smartphone addiction in children and adolescents are of particular relevance. The purpose of this study is to review the international literature on the interrelationships between various aspects of childparent relations and children’s dependence on smartphones. The main principles for selecting articles from Google Scholar and PubMed databases to be included into the research were the correspondence of the articles to the stated topic, publication no earlier than 2014, and the availability of a detailed description of the samples studied. 53 original articles written by the researchers from different countries (China, Republic of Korea, the USA, Germany, Great Britain, Austria, Israel, Thailand, Turkey, Taiwan, Indonesia, Iran, Pakistan, etc.) and international review articles are presented as well. A positive relationship has been established between children’s dependence on smartphones and parents’ dependence on smartphones and their technoference, with parents’ relationships with children, with the parenting style, and with the nature of family relations. It also shows the main negative consequences of parents’ smartphone addiction in the context of the impact on children’s development. The results of this study can contribute to the activation of relevant research on this problem in the Russianspeaking society.

В связи с резким ростом цифровых зависимостей во всем мире усиливается интерес исследователей к поиску и анализу факторов их возникновения и развития. Особую актуальность имеет изучение особенностей формирования цифровых зависимостей, и прежде всего зависимости от смартфона, у детей и подростков. Цель данного исследования - обзор зарубежной литературы о взаимосвязях между различными аспектами детско-родительских отношений и зависимостью детей от смартфонов. Главными принципами отбора статей из баз данных Google Scholar и PubMed для включения в обзор являлись соответствие статей заявленной тематике, публикация не ранее 2014 г. и наличие подробного описания изучаемых выборок. Представлены 53 оригинальные статьи исследователей из разных стран (Китай, Республика Корея, США, Германия, Великобритания, Австрия, Израиль, Таиланд, Турция, Тайвань, Индонезия, Иран, Пакистан и др.) и межнациональные обзорные статьи. Установлена положительная связь зависимости детей от смартфона с зависимостью родителей от смартфона и их техноференцией, с отношениями родителей с детьми, со стилем воспитания родителями детей, характером семейных отношений, а также показаны основные отрицательные последствия зависимости от смартфона родителей в контексте влияния на развитие детей. Результаты обзора могут способствовать активизации соответствующих исследований обозначенной проб лемы в русскоязычном социуме.

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