Children's screen and problematic media use in the United States before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Child Dev
; 92(5): e866-e882, 2021 09.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1393846
ABSTRACT
This mixed methods study examined parent-reported child screen media use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic by examining 2019-2020 changes in parent perceptions of media, screen media use (SMU), and problematic media use (PMU) in children aged 2-13 years (N = 129; 64 boys, 64 girls, 1 nonbinary; 90.7% White, 4.6% Hispanic/Latino, 0.8% Black, 8.5% multiethnic; primarily middle-to-high income). Quantitative analyses showed a significant SMU and PMU increase (medium effect size). There was a steeper increase in PMU among school-age (older) children. Together, the qualitative and quantitative results suggest that the PMU and SMU increase were influenced by distal, proximal, and maintaining factors including the COVID-19 pandemic, distance learning, child behaviors, other children, parental mediation, and positive media reinforcement.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pandemics
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Child Dev
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Cdev.13652
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