Media use and psychosocial adjustment in children and adolescents
| Autor: | Atsawin Narkpongphun, Nonglak Boonchooduang, Weerasak Chonchaiya, Nicha Limtrakul, Orawan Louthrenoo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Confounding Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire International school 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Prosocial behavior 030225 pediatrics Media use Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Medicine Human multitasking Multiple linear regression analysis 030212 general & internal medicine business Psychosocial Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 54:296-301 |
| ISSN: | 1034-4810 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jpc.13725 |
| Popis: | Aims Currently, television and new forms of media are readily available to children and adolescents in their daily lives. Excessive use of media can lead to negative physical and psychosocial health effects. This study aimed to describe children's media use, including media multitasking, as well as the associations between media use and their psychosocial adjustment. Methods This study recruited 339 participants aged 10–15 years from an international school. The children and their care givers were asked to complete the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire independently to evaluate the psychosocial problems of the children. Results The mean age of the study participants was 12.4 ± 1.5 years, who were recruited from grades 5 to 9. Multitasking media use was reported in 59.3% of participants. The average total media exposure time was 7.0 h/day. The behavioural problem scores from self-reports were greater with increased media use time. After adjusting for confounding variables, the school report and sleep problems were among the factors associated with the total behavioural problem scores from the multiple linear regression analysis (P = 0.001 and |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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