Smartphone use patterns and problematic smartphone use among preschool children
Park JH, Park M
PloS one · 39 citas
Cómo se estudió
- Diseño
- Estudio transversal (indexado por PubMed)
- Estudiado en
- Personas
- Resultado principal
- Marcadores de salud y funcionamiento
Quién lo pagó
- Financiación
- Financiación independiente
- Gobierno
- Korea Health Industry Development Institute
- Subvenciones
- Korea Health Industry Development Institute (HI20C0867)
Según 1 financiador declarado y la declaración de financiación del texto completo.
Publicación
- Publicado
- 2021-03-01 · PLoS One · vol. 16 · número 3 · pág. e0244276
- Editorial
- Public Library of Science
- Citado
- 106 citas · más que el 100% de estudios similares · 30.5× el promedio de su campo
- Impacto
- Entre el 10 % más citado de su campo
- Referencias
- 35 trabajos
- Acceso
- Acceso abierto (revista) · CC-BY
- Áreas de investigación
- Child Development and Digital Technology · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Palabras clave
- smartphone addiction, preschool children, smartphone use patterns, screen time, smartphone overdependence, video viewing, parental influence, self-regulation
- MeSH
- humans, prevalence, logistic models, risk factors, cross-sectional studies, behavior, addictive, child, preschool, caregivers, female, male, republic of korea, smartphone, surveys and questionnaires
2 autores
- Jeong Hye Park🇰🇷 · autor de correspondenciaGyeongsang National University
- Min-Jung Park🇰🇷National Development Institute of Korean Medicine
Resumen
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Background
The purpose of the present study was to identify smartphone use patterns associated with problematic smartphone use (PSU) among preschool children. Little is known about PSU patterns in younger children, although the age for first smartphone use is decreasing.
Methods
We applied a cross-sectional study design to analyze data obtained from a nationwide survey on smartphone overdependence conducted in 2017 by the South Korean Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Information Society Agency. Data from 1,378 preschool children were analyzed using binomial logistic regression analysis. This study was conducted in compliance with STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology).
Results
Seventeen percent of the sample met the criteria for PSU. The odds of PSU significantly increased with frequent smartphone use and in children who used a smartphone for more than two hours per day. Using smartphones to watch TV shows or videos for entertainment or fun significantly increased the odds of PSU, whereas using smartphones for education, games, and social networking did not.
Conclusions
The findings indicate that one of five preschool children using smartphones could experience PSU. Compared to other age groups, PSU in young children may be more associated with their caregivers. To prevent PSU in preschool children, caregivers need information about the total screen time recommended for children, smartphone use patterns associated with PSU, suggestions for other activities as possible alternatives to smartphone use, and strategies to strengthen children's self-regulation with regards to smartphone use.
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