Relationship between Gadget Usage and the Mental Emotional State of Schoolchildren during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Siew Pien Lee, Siti Hazariah Abdul Hamid, Nur Aifanadhirah Khalid
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Introduction: The COVID?19 pandemic and associated public health measures have disrupted the mental health or well-being of children in some way. It is already evident that the increased use of gadgets and excessive screen time during the COVID-19 pandemic among children and adolescents has a significant influence on mental and emotional well-being among children. Objective: This study aimed to determine the association between device usage and the mental-emotional state of schoolchildren during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: This is a quantitative cross-sectional study. A questionnaire survey was employed using the Malay Parent-Report Version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, conducted among 232 parents of schoolchildren aged 7 to 12 years. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to draw insights from the data. Results: The findings indicate a statistically significant relationship between gadget usage (including the duration of playing a gadget per day, the frequency of playing a gadget per week, the type of gadget, ownership of the gadget, and the use of a gadget) and mental emotional state among schoolchildren (p value ? 0.05).Conclusion: The outcomes of the study indicate that the pattern of electronic gadget usage has significantly impacted schoolchildren's mental and emotional states.
新冠肺炎疫情期间小学生电子设备使用与心理情绪状态的关系
导读:COVID?19 .大流行和相关的公共卫生措施在某种程度上扰乱了儿童的心理健康或福祉。已经很明显的是,在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间,儿童和青少年越来越多地使用电子产品和屏幕时间过长,对儿童的心理和情感健康产生了重大影响。目的:了解新冠肺炎大流行期间小学生电子设备使用与心理情绪状态的关系。方法:定量横断面研究。采用马来语家长报告版的优势与困难问卷,对232名7至12岁学童的家长进行问卷调查。描述性和推断性统计被用来从数据中得出见解。结果:研究结果表明,学童的电子产品使用(包括每天玩电子产品的持续时间、每周玩电子产品的频率、电子产品的类型、电子产品的所有权和电子产品的使用)与心理情绪状态之间存在统计学上显著的关系(p值?0.05)。结论:本研究结果表明,电子产品的使用方式对小学生的心理和情绪状态有显著影响。
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