Young children’s Internet use at home and school: Patterns and profiles

Johnson, Genevieve Marie

doi:10.1177/1476718x10379783

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“…Potentially, frequent online gamers who also score high on conscientiousness may be characterised by high engagement, but not addiction (Charlton & Danforth, 2007) revealed that they spent a comparatively relatively high daily average of 4.79 hours online (Appel, Holt, Stiglbauer, & Batinic, 2012). This divergence in numbers can be explained by the fact that the South Korean study only inquired into non-study related usage of the Internet, whereas another study found that nearly 90% of children and adolescents use the Internet at school (Johnson, 2010),…”

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Internet addiction in adolescents: Prevalence and risk factors

Kuss

Rooij

Shorter³

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Computers in Human Behavior

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As new media are becoming daily fare, Internet addiction appears as a potential problem in adolescents. From the reported negative consequences, it appears that Internet addiction can have a variety of detrimental outcomes for young people that may require professional intervention.Researchers have now identified a number of activities and personality traits associated with Internet addiction. This study aimed to synthesise previous findings by (i) assessing the prevalence of potential Internet addiction in a large sample of adolescents, and (ii) investigating the interactions between personality traits and the usage of particular Internet applications as risk factors for Internet addiction. A total of 3,105 adolescents in the Netherlands filled out a self-report questionnaire including the Compulsive Internet Use Scale and the Quick Big Five Scale. Results indicate that 3.7% of the sample were classified as potentially being addicted to the Internet. The use of online gaming and social applications (online social networking sites and Twitter) increased the 2 risk for Internet addiction, whereas extraversion and conscientiousness appeared as protective factors in high frequency online gamers. The findings support the inclusion of 'Internet addiction' in the DSM-V. Vulnerability and resilience appear as significant aspects that require consideration in further studies.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 47%

Internet addiction in adolescents: Prevalence and risk factors

Kuss

Rooij

Shorter³

et al. 2013

Computers in Human Behavior

398

254

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“…The Statistical Office of Montenegro in 2011 carried a research on the use of the internet and obtained a result that the percentage of people aged from 16 to 74 who used computers was 53.2%, whereas the percentage of those who never used a computer was 46.8%, 76.6% of them used the internet every day or almost every day, which is a considerable number, and 17.5% of people used the internet at least once a week. These Montenegro statistics are lower with estimates from other developed countries that between 70% and 90% of preschoolers use a computer at home or school (Johnson, 2010). Today, the number of people using the internet is certainly much larger, which is favoured by the data that many municipalities have installed a free Wi-Fi signal for their citizens, and the majority of citizens nowadays use smartphones which without any trouble connect to this signal, and "a window to the world" is open to them in any moment.…”

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Abstract:It is a fact that nowadays computers are educational and technological innovation whose potentials exceed the possibilities of other media. By introducing computers into homes, preschool institutions and schools, they become an intellectual tool which possesses the attribute of the time in which we live. Besides the theoretical analysis of the topic, this work also presents the results of an empirical research on the attitudes of parents of preschool children, in certain towns in Montenegro, about the frequency and aspects of the use of computers in preschool age. Acquired data point to the conclusion that a large number of parents do not have adequate knowledge of the harmful effects of using those computers that are not adjusted to children's age and which could save children's health, especially when the time spent in front of the computer is too long and not controlled. Nowdays, a computer is a new toy" with which in a large number of cases children replace their outdoor activities, spending time with their peers and parents. Using computers at this age has its benefits, but also weaknesses which can be avoided by adequate education of teachers in high education institutions focused on the work and playing with children, as well as by education of parents in terms of children's use of the computer at home. All this education will help to adjust and ensure the conditions for preschool children's work with computers, which are important for protecting a child's health, but also for the maximal utilization of multiple benefits which these conditions provide, and which are related to the psycho-physical development of preschool children.

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“…Meanwhile, the online activity was able to increase the ability to plan, visual perception, auditory memory, language expression in children (Johnson, 2010). It also did not separated from the role of parents in providing direction and communicate directly about the children internet activities.…”

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“…Parents who allow their children to use internet. Research Johnson (2010) found that children tend to prefer the use of the internet at home and the use of the effect on the cognitive development of children. There is a possibility when at home, the child has more flexibility to access and also in a longer duration than at school.…”

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“…Internet usage can be a medium of learning online, the information related to the task, as well as the latest information can impact the cognitive development and academic and perceptions that occur in the surrounding environment (Valkenburg & Soeters, 2001;Subrahmanyam, Greenfield, Kraut, & Gross, 2001;Johnson, 2010). Accessible information from internet, make user should be able to selective choose information, especially for children.…”

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Internet for Children: a Review Study

Rachmayani¹

2017

Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Early Childhood Education (ICECE 2016)

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Today, internet is easily accessible use not only for adolescent and adult, but also for children. The purposed of this study is to describe about the activity, benefit, risk, and also protective factors about children internet use. This study is a literature review, used of relevant 20 research article (from 2001-2016) around the theme research about children internet use from Jstor, Science direct and sage publication. The results showed that children use internet for entertainment purpose, such as online games, listening music, and watching video. Children also use internet for searching information and social online interaction. This activity can facilitate social and cognitive development for children, but there are negative impact such as internet addiction, decreased vision skills, and get extreme information. Therefore, parenting role and guide is important to control children internet use, supported internet literacy education at home and school.

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Young children’s Internet use at home and school: Patterns and profiles

Cited by 48 publications

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Internet addiction in adolescents: Prevalence and risk factors

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