Supporting the complex social lives of new parents

QC 20180528
One of the many challenges of becoming a parent is the shift in one's social life. As HCI researchers have begun to investigate the intersection of sociotechnical system design and parenthood, they have also sought to understand how parents' social lives can be best supported. We build on these strands of research through a qualitative study with new parents regarding the role of digital technologies in their social lives as they transition to parenthood. We demonstrate how sociotechnical systems are entangled in the ways new parents manage their relationships, build (or resist building) new friendships and ad hoc support systems, and navigate the vulnerabilities of parenthood. We discuss how systems designed for new parents can better support the vulnerabilities they internalize, the diverse friendships they desire, and the logistical challenges they experience. We conclude with recommendations for future design and research in this area.

NATURVETENSKAP Data- och informationsvetenskap Människa-datorinteraktion hsv//swe
NATURAL SCIENCES Computer and Information Sciences Human Computer Interaction hsv//eng
Care work
Fatherhood
Implicit care
Interpersonal relationships
Motherhood
New parents
Parenthood
Social connection
Vulnerability

In:CHI '18 Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing SystemsNew York, NY, USA : Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)97814503562069781450356213

By the author/editor: Toombs, A. L.; Morrissey, K.; Simpson, E.; Gray, C. M.; Vines, J.; Balaam, Madeline

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