scholarly journals The Home Screen Media Environment of Saudi Toddlers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haifa Alroqi ◽  
Ludovica Serratrice ◽  
Thea Cameron-Faulkner
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Media Use ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mobile Media ◽  
Media Environment ◽  
Screen Media ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Screen Media Use

The past few years have witnessed a rapid increase in the use of screen media by adults and children alike. Despite the widespread use of technology in Saudi Arabia, previous findings on Saudi children’s screen media use have been inconsistent and contradictory. The current study provides a comprehensive picture of screen media use among young children in Saudi Arabia. It explored the home screen media environment of 220 children aged 1 to 3 years, whose primary caregivers completed an online survey. Findings showed that the vast majority of these children had started using screens before the age of 2 years. On average, Saudi toddlers watched television for about 2 hours a day and used mobile media devices for about 1 hour a day. Their overall screen time was about 3 hours a day. Results also indicated that media use rates among Saudi toddlers are higher than those reported in the United States and the United Kingdom. The most viewed content genre on mobile media was children’s songs. Understanding children’s patterns of media use is an important first step in guiding the development of research-driven recommendations for all stakeholders on the use of screen media by young children.

scholarly journals The development of a questionnaire to assess leisure time screen-based media use and its proximal correlates in children (SCREENS-Q)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Klakk ◽  
Christian Tolstrup Wester ◽  
Line Grønholt Olesen ◽  
Martin Gillies Rasmussen ◽  
Peter Lund Kristensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ordinal Data ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Kappa Statistics ◽  
Media Environment ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Screen Media ◽  
Screen Media Use ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Abstract Background: The screen-media landscape has changed drastically during the last decade with wide-scale ownership and use of new portable touchscreen-based devices plausibly causing changes in the volume of screen media use and the way children and young people entertain themselves and communicate with friends and family members. This rapid development is not sufficiently mirrored in available tools for measuring children’s screen media use. The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a parent-reported standardized questionnaire to assess 6-10-year old children’s multiple screen media use and habits, their screen media environment, and its plausible proximal correlates based on a suggested socio-ecological model. Methods: An iterative process was conducted developing the SCREENS questionnaire. Informed by the literature, media experts and end-users, a conceptual framework was made to guide the development of the questionnaire. Parents and media experts evaluated face and content validity. Pilot and field testing in the target group was conducted to assess test-retest reliability using Kappa statistics and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC). Construct validity of relevant items was assessed using pairwise non-parametric correlations (Spearman’s). The SCREENS questionnaire is based on a multidimensional and formative model. Results: The SCREENS questionnaire covers six domains validated to be important factors of screen media use in children and comprises 19 questions and 92 items. Test-retest reliability (n=37 parents) for continuous variables was moderate to substantial with ICC’s ranging from 0.67 to 0.90. For relevant nominal and ordinal data, kappa values were all above 0.50 with more than 80 percent of the values above 0.61 indicating good test-retest reliability. Internal consistency between two different time use variables (from n=243) showed good correlations with rho ranging from 0.59 to 0.66. Response-time was within 15 min for all participants. Conclusions: SCREENS-Q is a comprehensive tool to assess children’s screen media habits, the screen media environment and possible related correlates. It is a feasible questionnaire with multiple validated constructs and moderate to substantial test-retest reliability of all evaluated items. The SCREENS-Q is a promising tool to investigate children screen media use. Keywords: screen-media use, children, questionnaire, correlates

scholarly journals Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on screen media use in patients referred for ADHD to child and adolescent psychiatry: an introduction to problematic use of the internet in ADHD and results of a survey

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Maria Werling ◽  
Susanne Walitza ◽  
Renate Drechsler
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Original Data ◽  
Child And Adolescent Psychiatry ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Problematic Use ◽  
Screen Media ◽  
Screen Media Use ◽  
Use Of The Internet

AbstractThe COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown have been associated with multiple consequences for mental health, including an excessive and potentially harmful increase in screen media use. The specific consequences for children, adolescents and young adults with ADHD are still unknown. In the first part of this study, a short review of problematic use of the internet (PUI) in ADHD is presented, showing that patients with ADHD are at risk for different aspects of PUI, such as excessive gaming or problematic social media use. In the second part, we report original data of an online survey on screen media use before, during and after the lockdown completed by parents of children and adolescents clinically referred for ADHD. Parents rated children’s/adolescents’ media-related behavior and media time on a new screening questionnaire for PUI. Each item was rated three times, referring to the observed behavior before, during and 1–2 months after the lockdown. N = 126 parents of patients referred for ADHD aged 10–18 years participated in the study. Total media time increased by 46% during the lockdown and did not completely return to pre-Corona levels afterwards. Patients with difficulties concentrating, high irritability or deterioration of ADHD problems under lockdown spent more time with screen media than those with milder or no such problems. While the effects of the lockdown on screen media use and its negative impact on everyday life appear to be largely reversible, a small proportion of patients with ADHD apparently continue to show increased media use.

scholarly journals The development of a questionnaire to assess leisure time screen-based media use and its proximal correlates in children (SCREENS-Q)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Klakk ◽  
Christian Tolstrup Wester ◽  
Line Grønholt Olesen ◽  
Martin Gillies Rasmussen ◽  
Peter Lund Kristensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ordinal Data ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Kappa Statistics ◽  
Media Environment ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Screen Media ◽  
Screen Media Use ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Abstract Background: The screen-media landscape has changed drastically during the last decade with wide-scale ownership and use of new portable touchscreen-based devices plausibly causing changes in the volume of screen media use and the way children and young people entertain themselves and communicate with friends and family members. This rapid development is not sufficiently mirrored in available tools for measuring children’s screen media use. The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a parent-reported standardized questionnaire to assess 6-10-year old children’s multiple screen media use and habits, their screen media environment, and its plausible proximal correlates based on a suggested socio-ecological model. Methods: An iterative process was conducted developing the SCREENS questionnaire. Informed by the literature, media experts and end-users, a conceptual framework was made to guide the development of the questionnaire. Parents and media experts evaluated face and content validity. Pilot and field testing in the target group was conducted to assess test-retest reliability using Kappa statistics and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC). Construct validity of relevant items was assessed using pairwise non-parametric correlations (Spearman’s). The SCREENS questionnaire is based on a multidimensional and formative model. Results: The SCREENS questionnaire covers six domains validated to be important factors of screen media use in children and comprises 19 questions and 92 items. Test-retest reliability (n=37 parents) for continuous variables was moderate to substantial with ICC’s ranging from 0.67 to 0.90. For relevant nominal and ordinal data, kappa values were all above 0.50 with more than 80 percent of the values above 0.61 indicating good test-retest reliability. Internal consistency between two different time use variables (from n=243) showed good correlations with rho ranging from 0.59 to 0.66. Response-time was within 15 min for all participants. Conclusions: SCREENS-Q is a comprehensive tool to assess children’s screen media habits, the screen media environment and possible related correlates. It is a feasible questionnaire with multiple validated constructs and moderate to substantial test-retest reliability of all evaluated items. The SCREENS-Q is a promising tool to investigate children screen media use.

scholarly journals The development of a questionnaire to assess leisure time screen-based media use and its proximal correlates in children (SCREENS-Q)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Klakk ◽  
Christian Tolstrup Wester ◽  
Line Grønholt Olesen ◽  
Martin Gillies Rasmussen ◽  
Peter Lund Kristensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ordinal Data ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Kappa Statistics ◽  
Media Environment ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Screen Media ◽  
Screen Media Use ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Abstract Background: The screen-media landscape has changed drastically during the last decade with wide-scale ownership and use of new portable touchscreen-based devices plausibly causing changes in the volume of screen media use and the way children and young people entertain themselves and communicate with friends and family members. This rapid development is not sufficiently mirrored in available tools for measuring children’s screen media use. The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a parent-reported standardized questionnaire to assess 6-10-year old children’s multiple screen media use and habits, their screen media environment, and its plausible proximal correlates based on a suggested socio-ecological model. Methods: An iterative process was conducted developing the SCREENS questionnaire. Informed by the literature, media experts and end-users, a conceptual framework was made to guide the development of the questionnaire. Parents and media experts evaluated face and content validity. Pilot and field testing in the target group was conducted to assess test-retest reliability using Kappa statistics and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC). Construct validity of relevant items was assessed using pairwise non-parametric correlations (Spearman’s). The SCREENS questionnaire is based on a multidimensional and formative model. Results: The SCREENS questionnaire covers six domains validated to be important factors of screen media use in children and comprises 19 questions and 92 items. Test-retest reliability (n=37 parents) for continuous variables was moderate to substantial with ICC’s ranging from 0.67 to 0.90. For relevant nominal and ordinal data, kappa values were all above 0.50 with more than 80 percent of the values above 0.61 indicating good test-retest reliability. Internal consistency between two different time use variables (from n=243) showed good correlations with rho ranging from 0.59 to 0.66. Response-time was within 15 min for all participants. Conclusions: SCREENS-Q is a comprehensive tool to assess children’s screen media habits, the screen media environment and possible related correlates. It is a feasible questionnaire with multiple validated constructs and moderate to substantial test-retest reliability of all evaluated items. The SCREENS-Q is a promising tool to investigate children screen media use.

scholarly journals Screen media use by Portuguese children in 2009 and 2016: a repeated cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Daniela Rodrigues ◽  
Augusta Gama ◽  
Aristides M. Machado-Rodrigues ◽  
Helena Nogueira ◽  
Maria-Raquel G. Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Media Use ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Screen Media ◽  
Screen Media Use

scholarly journals Loneliness and Its Association With Social Media Use During the COVID-19 Outbreak

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 205630512110338
Author(s):  
Tore Bonsaksen ◽  
Mary Ruffolo ◽  
Janni Leung ◽  
Daicia Price ◽  
Hilde Thygesen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Emotional Loneliness ◽  
Social Loneliness

Social distancing rules during the COVID-19 pandemic changed social interaction for many and increased the risk of loneliness in the general population. Social media use has been ambiguously related to loneliness, and associations may differ by age. The study aimed to examine loneliness and its association with social media use within different age groups during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted in Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia during April/May 2020, and 3,810 participants aged 18 years or above were recruited. Multiple regression analyses were conducted to examine associations between social media use and social and emotional loneliness within separate age groups. Emotional loneliness was higher among young adults and among those who used social media several times daily. Adjusting by sociodemographic variables, using more types of social media was associated with lower social loneliness among the oldest participants, and with higher emotional loneliness among the youngest participants. Among middle-aged participants, using social media more frequently was associated with lower social loneliness. We found that the associations between social media use and loneliness varied by age. Older people’s engagement on social media may be a resource to reduce loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic. We observed higher levels of loneliness among high-frequent social media users of younger age.

scholarly journals Screen media use and ADHD-related behaviors: Four decades of research

2018 ◽  
Vol 115 (40) ◽  
pp. 9875-9881 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ine Beyens ◽  
Patti M. Valkenburg ◽  
Jessica Taylor Piotrowski
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Differential Susceptibility ◽  
Attention Problems ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Screen Media ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Media ◽  
Screen Media Use ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms

The diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among children and adolescents has increased considerably over the past decades. Scholars and health professionals alike have expressed concern about the role of screen media in the rise in ADHD diagnosis. However, the extent to which screen media use and ADHD are linked remains a point of debate. To understand the current state of the field and, ultimately, move the field forward, we provide a systematic review of the literature on the relationship between children and adolescents’ screen media use and ADHD-related behaviors (i.e., attention problems, hyperactivity, and impulsivity). Using the Differential Susceptibility to Media effects Model as a theoretical lens, we systematically organize the existing literature, identify potential shortcomings in this literature, and provide directions for future research. The available evidence suggests a statistically small relationship between media and ADHD-related behaviors. Evidence also suggests that individual child differences, such as gender and trait aggression, may moderate this relationship. There is a clear need for future research that investigates causality, underlying mechanisms, and differential susceptibility to the effects of screen media use on ADHD-related behaviors. It is only through a richer empirical body that we will be able to fully understand the media–ADHD relationship.

scholarly journals IPad Acceptance by English Learners in Saudi Arabia

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Barry A. M. Lawrence
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Learners ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Language Instruction ◽  
Second Language Instruction ◽  
Unified Theory ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Behavioral Intention To Use ◽  
Educational Potential

<p>This study used the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT; Venkatesh, Morris, Davis, &amp; Davis, 2003) model to investigate factors predicting the acceptance of iPad tablets by learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) at a technical vocational college in Saudi Arabia. An online survey was conducted on 199 male learners, and a simultaneous multiple regression analysis was conducted on the data. The results indicated that a belief in the device’s educational potential, a sense that it was straightforward to use, and the perception that the infrastructure would support usage were all significant predictors of the behavioral intention to use iPads. Social factors did not indicate an acceptance of the device. The findings highlighted areas of importance for educators intending to adopt mobile devices in second language instruction and partially supported the application of the UTAUT.</p>

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