Problematic Media Use Measure: Brazilian Adaptation and Correlations

IF 3 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies Pub Date : 2025-08-30 DOI:10.1155/hbe2/2134363

Thayro Andrade Carvalho, Carlos Eduardo Pimentel, Sarah E. Domoff, Isabela Leandra Silva Santos, Ana Raquel de Oliveira

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In the Brazilian context, excessive media use among children is a significant issue. To assist investigations in this field, the present research is aimed at translating and validating the problematic media use measure (PMUM) in Brazil. The PMUM assesses excessive or problematic media use by children, based on their parents’ perception. The adapted Brazilian Portuguese version of the PMUM was administered online to a total of 401 parents (two studies, 200 and 201 participants, respectively) of children between 5 and 12 years old, from all over Brazil. The results indicated that PMUM presented a single-factor structure similar to the original version, with satisfactory internal consistency and model-fit indices. Furthermore, higher screen media use hours and limited parental control of screen media associated with higher PMUM scores. These results support the use of the PMUM in Brazil and highlight the importance of parenting factors regarding problematic media use in children.

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问题媒体使用测量：巴西的适应性和相关性

在巴西，儿童过度使用媒体是一个重大问题。为了协助这一领域的调查，本研究旨在翻译和验证巴西的问题媒体使用措施（PMUM）。PMUM根据父母的看法评估儿童过度或有问题的媒体使用情况。巴西葡萄牙语版本的PMUM在网上对来自巴西各地的5至12岁儿童的401名家长（两项研究，分别有200名和201名参与者）进行了管理。结果表明，PMUM呈现与原始版本相似的单因素结构，具有满意的内部一致性和模型拟合指标。此外，较高的屏幕媒体使用时间和有限的父母对屏幕媒体的控制与较高的PMUM得分有关。这些结果支持在巴西使用PMUM，并强调了在儿童使用问题媒体方面父母因素的重要性。

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Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies Social Sciences-Social Sciences (all)

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17.20

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8.70%

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期刊介绍： Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies is an interdisciplinary journal dedicated to publishing high-impact research that enhances understanding of the complex interactions between diverse human behavior and emerging digital technologies.