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Digital Ties: Investigating the Influence of Social Media Use on Father–Child Rapport

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The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families

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Abstract

The Family Journal, Volume 34, Issue 2, Page 442-451, April 2026.
This study aims to understand how fathers and their emerging adult children (ages 18–25) social media use predicts rapport in their relationship. Data for this study were collected from 38 father–emerging adult child dyads (N= 76). College students were ...