ArticleInfancy : the official journal of the International Society on Infant Studies
Attachment security and problematic media use in infancy: A longitudinal study in the United States.
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- Digital Ecosystems, Children, and Adolescents: Policy Statement.Pediatrics · 2026Article
- Development and Validation of the Parental Media Motivations (MEMO) Scales for Child and Parent Media Use in the United States.Journal of children and media · 2026Article
- Screen time, problematic media use, and clinical concerns in the ABCD Study: Differences by sex and race/ethnicity.Development and psychopathology · 2025Article
- The Impact of Parental Media Attitudes and Mediation Behaviors on Young Children's Problematic Media Use in China: An Actor-Partner Interdependence Mediation Model Analysis.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Problematic Digital Technology Use Measures in Children Aged 0 to 6 Years: Scoping Review.JMIR mental health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Media use during childhood has quickly become a norm across the United States and in other countries. One area still not well understood is the development of problematic (or maladaptive and disruptive) media use in children. This research examines the role of attachment security as a central component in the development of problematic media use over time in a sample of 248 parent-child dyads (9.50% African American, 20.66% Hispanic, 62.81% White, 2.07% Asian, 4.96% other ethnicities). We examined the relationship between attachment security and problematic media use one and 2 years later. We then constructed a mediation model examining parent responsiveness while jointly engaging in media use and during play as mediators between infant attachment security and problematic media use over time. Results suggest that while infant attachment security may be protective against developing problematic media use patterns, this relationship does not seem to be mediated by parent-child interactions while engaging in media or during play.
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