Shan Lu , Chenchen Xu , Xiaoning Liu , Wenting Guo , Xiaopei Xing
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The joint effect of screen use and home literacy on children's receptive vocabulary developmental trajectories: A harm reduction perspective
Using a three–time longitudinal design, latent growth curve modeling was used to identify receptive vocabulary developmental trajectories of 416 Chinese preschool children (T1: Mage = 49.64 months, SD = 3.77, 50.7 % girls) over 2 years (2015-2017), assessing the influences of screen use, home literacy environment (HLE), and their interaction on children's receptive vocabulary development. Results showed a non–linear trajectory leveling off with age. HLE and joint media engagement (JME) positively predicted initial receptive vocabulary levels. Screen time negatively affected its growth rate. A rich-literacy home environment buffered these adverse effects, and JME supplemented vocabulary expansion in low-literacy families. These findings underscore the significance of HLE in the digital era, supporting the harm-reduction approach to enhance preschool children's vocabulary development.
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For over twenty years, Early Childhood Research Quarterly (ECRQ) has influenced the field of early childhood education and development through the publication of empirical research that meets the highest standards of scholarly and practical significance. ECRQ publishes predominantly empirical research (quantitative or qualitative methods) on issues of interest to early childhood development, theory, and educational practice (Birth through 8 years of age). The journal also occasionally publishes practitioner and/or policy perspectives, book reviews, and significant reviews of research. As an applied journal, we are interested in work that has social, policy, and educational relevance and implications and work that strengthens links between research and practice.