ReviewPsicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS2020
Benefits and damages of the use of touchscreen devices for the development and behavior of children under 5 years old-a systematic review.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The impact of touchscreen digital exposure on children's social development and communication: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Digital screen exposure in infants, children and adolescents: a systematic review of existing recommendations.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2025Review
- Parental norms and perceptions regarding use of mobile devices by children under five years.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2024Observational
- The Dark Side of Multimedia Devices: Negative Consequences for Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Effects of emotion coaching group programme for mothers of preschool children with smart device overdependence: a mixed methods study.BMC nursing · 2023Article
- The status quo, contributors, consequences and models of digital overuse/problematic use in preschoolers: A scoping review.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Tablet Use Affects Preschoolers' Executive Function: fNIRS Evidence from the Dimensional Change Card Sort Task.Brain sciences · 2021Article
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- Screen Time, Outdoor Play, and Sleep Routines in Early Childhood: Longitudinal Associations with Parenting Stress during Toddler to Preschool Years.Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & PractitionersObservational
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Abstract
aimSeveral health organizations have been expressing concern about the amount of time children spend using electronic devices and about the benefits and damages of the use of touchscreen devices, such as smartphones or tablets, for the development and behavior of children under the age of 5. A systematic review was carried out in order to understand the impact of touchscreen device usage toward children's development and behavior under the age of 5.
methodsUsing the PRISMA method, from a total of 6314 studies found in online databases, searched in English, between 01/01/2000 and 01/10/2018, 11 studies were selected for analysis.
resultsThe results revealed that, in children under the age of 5, the damages of the use of touchscreen devices are superior to the benefits that may result, especially when there are more hours of screen time. More importance is given to the quality of the child-adult relationship and not to the use of touchscreen devices. Nevertheless, some studies emphasize some aspects that may reduce the negative effects, such as moderate use, less screen time, parental monitoring, and viewing educational programs in an academic environment.
conclusionsGuidelines that should be given to parents about the use of touchscreen devices by children are discussed. The limitation of this study was the difficulty in finding studies directed to the desired age and type of electronic device. This may be taken as a potential cause of bias.
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