technoference

English

Etymology

Blend of techno- +‎ interference. Coined by American researcher Brandon T. McDaniel c. 2013 in the context of couple and family relationships.

Noun

technoference (countable and uncountable, plural technoferences)

1. Interference in one's (social) life caused by technology, e.g. notifications and texts that interrupt what one is doing.
   • 2014 December 3, Alison Bruzek, “Want To Perk Up Your Love Life? Put Away That Smartphone”, in NPR‎:

     The study, published Monday in the journal Psychology of Popular Media Culture, says technology and the screens that consume us are creating “technoference” in couples.

   • [2015, Brandon T. McDaniel, ““Technoference”: Everyday intrusions and interruptions of technology in couple and family relationships”, in Carol J. Bruess, editor, Family Communication in the Age of Digital and Social Media, New York: Peter Lang Publishing, →ISBN:

     Specifically, I focus here on the potential for technology interference in couple and family relationships—times when technology devices intrude, interrupt, and/or get in the way of couple and family communication and interactions. I term this "technoference."]

   • 2020, Patrick R. Steffen, editor, Mindfulness for Everyday Living: A Guide for Mental Health Practitioners, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 93:

     About 25% of couples have fought over phubs (Goldberg, 2018). Other researchers have labeled this problem “technoference,” because technology interference clogs up conversations, dates, and initimate lives (McDaniel & Coyne, 2016).

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:technoference.

Descendants

• → French: technoférence