The Internet, the Digital Family, and Family Time: How Do New Communication Technologies Affect Family Relationships? (Case Study: Secondary Schools in Sana'a)

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Published 2026-01-31
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20428/jst.v31i1.2940

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Khalid Ahmed Al Mswary
Department of Computer, College of Computer and Information Technology, Al-Mahwit University, Al-Mahwit, Yemen
Salim Hussein Al-Aqqari
Department of Accounting, College of Commerce, Amran University, Amran, Yemen

Abstract

In parallel with the profound issues and multiple challenges facing the family institution in the Republic of Yemen, the spread of the Internet and modern communication technologies within this institution has increased the complexity of these issues and increased the level of challenges, partly due to the transformation of family relations in Yemen. This survey research was conducted to study the relationship between the use of new communication technologies and family relations. The study population consists of secondary school students in Sana'a from a number of public and private schools. Using a proportional stratified sampling method, 400 students were selected as a sample and completed a questionnaire. The theoretical framework for this study is a combination of the "digital family" and "family boundaries" theories. One of the innovations of this research is the use of two mediating variables, family time and digital family, inspired by the theoretical framework of the research. Finally, the results of this research indicate that there is no direct, statistically significant relationship between the type and quantity of use of new communication technologies and family relationships. Rather, this relationship is realized through the path of the mediating variables, family time and digital family. Family time and digital family had a positive impact on family relationships, with beta coefficients of 0.473 and 0.273, respectively. They are generally able to explain 30% of the variance in the family relationships variable

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Keywords

New communication technologies, digital family, family relationships, virtual networks

Issue
Vol. 31 No. 1 (2026)
Section
Information Technology
How to Cite
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Al Mswary, K.A. and Al-Aqqari, S.H. trans. 2026. The Internet, the Digital Family, and Family Time: How Do New Communication Technologies Affect Family Relationships? (Case Study: Secondary Schools in Sana’a). Journal of Science and Technology. 31, 1 (Jan. 2026). DOI:https://doi.org/10.20428/jst.v31i1.2940.

How to Cite

[1]
Al Mswary, K.A. and Al-Aqqari, S.H. trans. 2026. The Internet, the Digital Family, and Family Time: How Do New Communication Technologies Affect Family Relationships? (Case Study: Secondary Schools in Sana’a). Journal of Science and Technology. 31, 1 (Jan. 2026). DOI:https://doi.org/10.20428/jst.v31i1.2940.