Context of digital media use in early childhood: Factors associated with cognitive development up to 36 months of age

IF 1.9 3区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Infant Behavior & Development Pub Date : 2024-06-08 DOI:10.1016/j.infbeh.2024.101963

Bruna Gabriella Pedrotti, Denise Ruschel Bandeira, Giana Bitencourt Frizzo

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Abstract

The influence of digital media on child cognitive development is a complex factor that goes beyond screen time. This study investigates the broader impact of digital media on child cognitive development, considering contextual variables such content type, parental mediation, and maternal mental health. Brazilian mothers (N = 212) of children 4–36 months old answered an online survey. Results showed that children’s screen time increases with age. The model with unmediated use, non-educational content, and mother’s screen time explains 28.7 % of children’s screen time variance. Non-educational content and simultaneous screen media use explained 5.3 % of the variance in toddlers’ cognitive development. Mothers with common mental disorders tended not to mediate their children’s media use. We discuss the influence of caregivers' availability to mediate infants' and toddlers' digital media use and its impact on children's cognitive development. These findings underscore the necessity for educational and awareness campaigns aimed at fostering access to high-quality digital content for children during critical stages of development.

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幼儿期使用数字媒体的背景：与 36 个月前认知发展相关的因素

数字媒体对儿童认知发展的影响是一个复杂的因素，不仅限于屏幕时间。本研究调查了数字媒体对儿童认知发展的更广泛影响，同时考虑了内容类型、父母调解和母亲心理健康等环境变量。有 4-36 个月大儿童的巴西母亲（212 人）回答了在线调查。结果显示，儿童使用屏幕的时间随着年龄的增长而增加。无中介使用、非教育内容和母亲的屏幕时间模型可解释儿童屏幕时间差异的 28.7%。非教育内容和同时使用屏幕媒体可解释幼儿认知发展差异的 5.3%。患有常见精神障碍的母亲往往不会对其子女的媒体使用起到中介作用。我们讨论了看护者是否有能力对婴幼儿使用数字媒体进行调解及其对儿童认知发展的影响。这些研究结果表明，有必要开展教育和宣传活动，以促进儿童在成长的关键阶段获得高质量的数字内容。

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Infant Behavior & Development PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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4.10

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4.80%

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期刊介绍： Infant Behavior & Development publishes empirical (fundamental and clinical), theoretical, methodological and review papers. Brief reports dealing with behavioral development during infancy (up to 3 years) will also be considered. Papers of an inter- and multidisciplinary nature, for example neuroscience, non-linear dynamics and modelling approaches, are particularly encouraged. Areas covered by the journal include cognitive development, emotional development, perception, perception-action coupling, motor development and socialisation.