Screen use and internet addiction among parents of young children: A nationwide Canadian cross-sectional survey

Dennis, Cindy-Lee; Carsley, Sarah; Brennenstuhl, Sarah; Brown, Hilary; Marini, Flavia; Bell, Rhonda C.; Miller, Ainsley; Ravindran, Saranyah; D’Paiva, Valerie; Dol, Justine; Birken, Catherine S.

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0257831

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“…Based on previous studies, it is known that parents who spend most of their time using the internet and social media, have been shown to hinder positive communication and interaction opportunities with their children (Dennis et al, 2022). In addition, the role of parents is not only to provide supervision on the use of the internet and social media by their children but how they can process and choose the right health information and from official sources or institutions so that the information read is valid and has trustworthiness (Maeve et al, 2015;Putri et al, 2022).…”

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Do Parents Use The Internet And Social Media To Child Health-Seeking Information?

Ifroh

Permana

2022

J Keskom

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Parents in the digital era increasingly use the internet and social media to search for health information on their children, as well as provide opportunities to interact with other users to discuss children's health issues. The purposes of this study is to analyze the patterns of internet use and social media use by parents based on the age category of the child and the most of platform and health topic information that access by parents. The design study was a cross-sectional quantitative study. The target group research was parents who have children aged < 5 to 12 years, have internet access, actively use gadgets, and agreed to be a participant in this study. The technique of sampling used nonprobability sampling with accidental sampling. The data was taken by Google form application to 285 respondents. The results of this study were most of the parents were in urban areas (65.3%) with the majority being housewives (79.6%). The use of the internet by parents to search for health information with a frequency of less than 2 times per week (47.4%) uses a smartphone (91.9%). There is a statistical difference in the use of Instagram social media for parents in searching for health and non-health information (p-value: <0.001), and the use of Tiktok for non-health information (p-value: <0.001). The topics that are most reviewed by parents with children under the age of 5 are allergies, child nutrition, and the dangers of using gadgets in children (screen time). Parents who have children aged 5-11 years and 12 years and over are also looking for information about child nutrition, screen time, and extras such as accidents, bullying, and reproductive health.

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Do Parents Use The Internet And Social Media To Child Health-Seeking Information?

Ifroh

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2022

J Keskom

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“…Eight health behaviours were assessed that may increase the risk of adverse reproductive and perinatal outcomes [ 34 ]: (1) frequent alcohol use, (2) any cigarette smoking, (3) cannabis use, (4) low physical activity level, (5) overweight and obesity, (6) poor eating habits, (7) internet addiction and (8) sleeping <6 hours/night. Internet addiction, while not previously identified as a risk factor, was included in an exploratory manner based on emerging evidence suggesting that higher level of device use is associated with maternal depression and poorer relationship satisfaction [ 35 , 36 ]. Frequent alcohol use was defined as alcohol use more than three times per week, measured by “How often do you drink a beverage containing any alcohol?” taken from the PrimeScreen tool described below.…”

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Preconception risk factors and health care needs of pregnancy-planning women and men with a lifetime history or current mental illness: A nationwide survey

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Objectives While depression and anxiety are common in women and men of reproductive age, preconception interventions to optimize the health of individuals with mental illness before pregnancy is limited and focuses primarily on psychotropic medication management. Comparing individuals with depression, anxiety, and comorbidity to those with neither condition, we identified areas of preconception care optimization related to psychosocial risk factors, general physical health, medication use, and uptake of high-risk health behaviours. We also investigated differences in preconception health care use, attitudes, and knowledge. Method We conducted a nationwide survey of 621 women (n = 529) and men (n = 92) across Canada who were planning a pregnancy within five years, including those with lifetime or current depression (n = 38), anxiety (n = 55), and comorbidity (n = 104) and those without mental illness (n = 413). Individuals with depression, anxiety, and comorbidity were compared to individuals without mental illness using logistic regression, adjusted for age, sex, and education level. Results Individuals with a lifetime or current mental illness were significantly more likely to have several risk factors for suboptimal reproductive and perinatal outcomes, including increased rates of obesity, stress, fatigue, loneliness, number of chronic health conditions, and medication use. Further, they were more likely to have high-risk health behaviours including increased substance use, internet addiction, poorer eating habits, and decreased physical activity. By assessing depression, anxiety, or both separately, we also determined there was variation in risk factors by mental illness type. Conclusion Our nationwide study is one of the first and largest to examine the preconception care needs of women and men with a lifetime or current mental illness who are pregnancy-planning. We found this population has many important reproductive and perinatal risk factors that are modifiable via preconception interventions which could have a significant positive impact on their health trajectories and those of their future children.

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“…Some studies have concluded there is no relation; some have stated that girls have addictive social media use (Cudo et al, 2020), while others state boys spending more screen time (Allen & Vella, 2015;Downing et al, 2017;Munaro et al, 2016;Stald et al, 2014). According to a few studies, mothers use digital media frequently and spend more time on screens (Dennis et al, 2022). This study also analyzed the gender role in screen device consumption patterns with the hypothesis, H4.…”

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Screen media-based devices usage patterns: Comparison between digital immigrant parents and digital native adolescents

Priya,

Maheswari

2024

Journal of Digital Educational Technology

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Smartphones are frequently the subject of digital screen media-based research due to their popularity. Other screen devices, such as computers, conventional TV, laptops, smart TV, and tablets, which have a significant impact on children’s and adolescents’ psychological behaviors, are rarely covered. Parents are considered the active agents who can regulate adolescents screen-based media use and control online risks. Parents of adolescents in developing countries are digital immigrants, and their consumption patterns of screen devices must be studied before exploring their media usage regulatory strategies for children and adolescents. To gather information on screen device usage patterns, including availability, usage, ownership, and screen time, a quantitative technique approach was used in the study. A statistical analysis was performed on survey data collected from 447 parent-adolescent dyadic samples (n=894). Results show a positive association between socio-economic status and the number of screen devices present in households. Parents and adolescents spend the same amount of screen time on conventional TV and smart TV as they do on smartphones. Tablets were the least used, but they had more screen time than laptops and computers. Screen time is associated with the intended use of the device. Screen time spent per device by digital immigrant parents is quite like that of their digital-native adolescents. Girls use smartphones often; boys spend more screen time with them. Parents’ screen-based media usage practices should also be regulated, as they highly influence their children’s screen time.

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Screen use and internet addiction among parents of young children: A nationwide Canadian cross-sectional survey

Cited by 9 publications

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Do Parents Use The Internet And Social Media To Child Health-Seeking Information?

Do Parents Use The Internet And Social Media To Child Health-Seeking Information?

Preconception risk factors and health care needs of pregnancy-planning women and men with a lifetime history or current mental illness: A nationwide survey

Screen media-based devices usage patterns: Comparison between digital immigrant parents and digital native adolescents

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