ArticleThe Journal of pediatrics2021
Screen Time in the Coronavirus 2019 Era: International Trends of Increasing Use Among 3- to 7-Year-Old Children.
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- Exploring the perception of parents on children's screentime: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.Pediatric research · 2023Pooled it
- Assessment of Changes in Child and Adolescent Screen Time During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA pediatrics · 2022Pooled it
- Stop and Play Digital Health Education Intervention for Reducing Excessive Screen Time Among Preschoolers From Low Socioeconomic Families: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Trial
- Digital Screen Time and Mental Health Difficulties Among Preschool Children in Western China: Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Views of preschool-age children's screen time among mothers with low incomes.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2026Article
- Age- and sex-specific percentile curves for gross and fine motor skills in early childhood: an analysis from the SUNRISE International Study.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- Long-term association between the COVID-19 pandemic and language development in children aged 18 months: effect modification by sex, childcare location and family size.Archives of disease in childhood · 2026Article
- Neurobehavioural links from infant screen time to anxiety.EBioMedicine · 2026Article
- The Intersection of COVID Lockdown Policies and Parent Resources with Children's Media Exposure in Canada, the United States, Israel, Sweden, and New Zealand.Journal of children and media · 2025Article
- The Impact of Digital Devices on Children's Health: A Systematic Literature Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Review
- Greater mobile device-prompted phone pickups are associated with daily parent stress.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2024Article
- Maternal distress, parenting stress, maladaptive parenting and children's problematic media use in China: evidence from 2022 spring in Shanghai.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Evidence for Changes in Screen Use in the United States During Early Childhood Related to COVID-19 Pandemic Parent Stressors: Repeated Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2024Article
- Mobile Food Tracking Apps: Do They Provoke Disordered Eating Behavior? Results of a Longitudinal Study.Psychology in Russia : state of the art · 2024Article
- Cure for tantrums? Longitudinal associations between parental digital emotion regulation and children's self-regulatory skills.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2024Article
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- Exposure to Spoken Communication During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Children With Cochlear Implants.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Measuring effects of screen time on the development of children in the Philippines: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Long-Lasting Effects of Changes in Daily Routine during the Pandemic-Related Lockdown on Preschoolers' Language and Emotional-Behavioral Development: A Moderation Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Screen media exposure and behavioral adjustment in early childhood during and after COVID-19 home lockdown periods.Computers in human behavior · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate changes in electronic screen-based media use in 3- to 7-year-old children across 6 countries as a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. STUDY
designBetween April and July 2020, parents of 2516 children completed online survey measures reporting current ("now") and retrospective ("before the pandemic") screen-based media use for the purposes of entertainment, educational app use, and socializing with family and friends. Parents also reported family socioeconomic characteristics and impacts of the pandemic to their physical wellbeing (eg, whether a family member or friend had been diagnosed with COVID-19) and social disruption (eg, whether family experienced a loss of income or employment due to the pandemic).
resultsOn average, children engaged with screens more than 50 minutes more during the pandemic than before. This was largely driven by increases in screen use for entertainment purposes (nearly 40 minutes) and for use of educational apps (over 20 minutes). There was no overall change in screen use for socializing with family and friends. Children from lower socioeconomic status households increased screen use both for entertainment and educational app use more so than did children from higher socioeconomic status households.
conclusionsThe global pandemic caused by COVID-19 has increased overall electronic screen-based media use. As lives become increasingly digital by necessity, further research is needed to better understand positive and negative consequences of electronic screen-based media use.
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