The Association between Screen Time and Attention in Children: A Systematic Review

IF 1.6 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY

Developmental Neuropsychology Pub Date : 2022-04-17 DOI:10.1080/87565641.2022.2064863

Renata Maria Silva Santos, Camila Guimarães Mendes, Débora Marques Miranda, M. Romano‐Silva

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Electronic media pervade modern life. Childhood is a crucial period for attentional development and the screen exposure time is increasing. This review aimed to understand the association between screen time and attention of children with typical development. A systematic review was conducted in compliance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyzes PRISMA being registered at Prospero under number CRD42021228721. A search was performed in January 2021 with the following keywords: “screen time,” “children,” and “attention,” combined with the operator AND, on databases PubMed, and PsycINFO. Four hundred and ninety-eight articles were identified, and 41 papers were fully read, of which 11 were included in this review. Most studies found associations between screen time and attention in children. Only one study reported that children with more screen time performed better in an attention task. The findings suggest that exposure to excessive screen time in children can be associated with attention problems. Parents and teachers may be involved in controlling screen exposure, especially after the extensive exposition to online classes, due to the pandemic. Further studies are needed to assess the influence of this overexposure on care over time.

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儿童屏幕时间与注意力的关系:一项系统综述

电子媒体在现代生活中无处不在。儿童时期是注意力发展的关键时期，屏幕暴露时间越来越长。本综述旨在了解典型发育儿童的屏幕时间与注意力之间的关系。根据在普洛斯彼罗注册的编号为CRD42021228721的系统评价和荟萃分析首选报告项目PRISMA进行了系统评价。2021年1月，在PubMed和PsycINFO数据库中，使用以下关键词进行了搜索:“屏幕时间”、“儿童”和“注意力”，并结合操作符and。共发现498篇文章，41篇被完整阅读，其中11篇被纳入本综述。大多数研究发现，儿童看屏幕的时间与注意力之间存在关联。只有一项研究报告说，看屏幕时间越长的孩子在注意力任务中表现得越好。研究结果表明，儿童看屏幕时间过长可能与注意力问题有关。家长和老师可能会参与控制屏幕暴露，特别是在大流行期间大量接触在线课程之后。需要进一步的研究来评估这种过度接触对长期护理的影响。

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Developmental Neuropsychology 医学-心理学

CiteScore

2.80

自引率

6.70%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Devoted to exploring relationships between brain and behavior across the life span, Developmental Neuropsychology publishes scholarly papers on the appearance and development of behavioral functions, such as language, perception, and social, motivational and cognitive processes as they relate to brain functions and structures. Appropriate subjects include studies of changes in cognitive function—brain structure relationships across a time period, early cognitive behaviors in normal and brain-damaged children, plasticity and recovery of function after early brain damage, the development of complex cognitive and motor skills, and specific and nonspecific disturbances, such as learning disabilities, mental retardation, schizophrenia, stuttering, and developmental aphasia. In the gerontologic areas, relevant subjects include neuropsychological analyses of normal age-related changes in brain and behavioral functions, such as sensory, motor, cognitive, and adaptive abilities; studies of age-related diseases of the nervous system; and recovery of function in later life. Empirical studies, research reviews, case reports, critical commentaries, and book reviews are featured in each issue. By publishing both basic and clinical studies of the developing and aging brain, the journal encourages additional scholarly work that advances understanding of the field of lifespan developmental neuropsychology.