Infants' and toddlers' digital media use and mothers' mental health: A comparative study before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Autor: Pedrotti BG; Psychology Institute. Psychology Postgraduation Program. Developmental Psychology and Personality Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Ramiro Barcelos Street, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-003, Brazil., Mallmann MY; Psychology Institute. Psychology Postgraduation Program. Developmental Psychology and Personality Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Ramiro Barcelos Street, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-003, Brazil., Almeida CRS; Psychology Institute. Psychology Postgraduation Program. Developmental Psychology and Personality Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Ramiro Barcelos Street, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-003, Brazil., Marques FM; Psychology Institute. Psychology Postgraduation Program. Developmental Psychology and Personality Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Ramiro Barcelos Street, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-003, Brazil., Vescovi G; Psychology Institute. Psychology Postgraduation Program. Developmental Psychology and Personality Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Ramiro Barcelos Street, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-003, Brazil., Riter HDS; Psychology Institute. Psychology Postgraduation Program. Developmental Psychology and Personality Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Ramiro Barcelos Street, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-003, Brazil., Almeida ML; Psychology Institute. Psychology Postgraduation Program. Developmental Psychology and Personality Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Ramiro Barcelos Street, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-003, Brazil., Pieta MAM; Psychology Institute. Psychology Postgraduation Program. Developmental Psychology and Personality Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Ramiro Barcelos Street, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-003, Brazil., Frizzo GB; Psychology Institute. Psychology Postgraduation Program. Developmental Psychology and Personality Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Ramiro Barcelos Street, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-003, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Infant mental health journal [Infant Ment Health J] 2022 Jan; Vol. 43 (1), pp. 24-35. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Dec 25.
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21952
Abstrakt: This study compared children's and mothers' digital media use and mothers' mental health in two samples: one accessed before (Group 1; N = 257; M = 33.18 years; SD = 4.79) and the other accessed during (Group 2; N = 256; M = 33.51 years; SD = 4.96) the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. Mothers of children up to 3 years old (Group 1: M = 17.95 months, SD = 9.85; Group 2: M = 16.48 months, SD = 10.15) answered an online survey. Bivariate analysis, factorial ANOVA tests, and multiple linear regression were performed. Results suggest that mothers' and children's media use duration was higher during the pandemic only among children over 12 months. Mothers' media use duration (β = .18) and mothers' intention to offer media (β = .23) contributed to the explanation of children's media use duration (F(4, 474) = 16.81; p < .001; R 2  = .12; R 2 adjusted = .117). Higher mothers' common mental disorders symptoms were also positively correlated to mothers' intention to offer media to children both before and during the pandemic. Results suggest that interventions focusing on infants and toddlers screen time reduction should target maternal aspects such as mental health, maternal screen time, and intention to offer media, taking into account the mothers' needs when planning these actions.
(© 2021 Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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