2022
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192416916
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Development and Validation of a New Gadget Addiction Scale (Screen Dependency Scale) among Pre-School Children in Malaysia

Abstract: Background: Excessive screen time in young children is associated with many harmful consequences including screen dependency. Research has shown a worrying prevalence of media-related dependency among adolescents and pre-school children. There are a few available questionnaires among adolescents but none for pre-school children. This study aimed to design and validate a questionnaire to assess screen dependency among pre-school children aged 4 to 6 years old. Methodology: A cross-sectional two-phase study was … Show more

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“…Based on our study, the gadget used the most by children is smartphone (47.83%). This result is supported by a study done, which found that the majority of the children used smartphones and televisions for 86.5% and 83.9% respectively [7] . Smartphones are extremely convenient to use, pocket friendly and readily accessible, which explains the findings of our study.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 56%
“…Based on our study, the gadget used the most by children is smartphone (47.83%). This result is supported by a study done, which found that the majority of the children used smartphones and televisions for 86.5% and 83.9% respectively [7] . Smartphones are extremely convenient to use, pocket friendly and readily accessible, which explains the findings of our study.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 56%
“…The SDS was developed in the Malaysian community and is in the Malay language and is a parent report measure. Comparative fit index (CFI) > 0.9 and root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) <0.08 showed that the SDS has a good fit and confirms the dimensional structure found via EFA (15). The final questionnaire consists of 15 items with 4 factors structure and has excellent internal consistency reliability of 0.9 (15).…”
Section: Study Instrumentsupporting
confidence: 59%
“…A narrative review found only 3 tools that can be used to screen for any type of screen addiction among young children, with only one that covers general screen use (14). This study is a continuation of our previous study entitled "Development and validation of a new gadget addiction scale (Screen Dependency Scale) among preschool children in Malaysia", which found that the prevalence of screen dependency among 386 preschool children in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia, was 49.2% (15).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 65%
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“…Penelitian yang dilakukan oleh Hadi dkk tahun 2022 menyataan bahwa terdapat efek negatif yang ditimbulkan dari penggunaan gadget secara berlebihan di kalangan anak-anak dapat berakibat pada perilaku kecanduan, agresif, mudah cemas, mempengaruhi fungsi normal pada kehidupan sehari-hari dan menginginkan untuk menatap layar gadget lebih lama (Abdul Hadi, Roslan, Mohammad Aidid, Abdullah, & Musa, 2022). Penelitian yang dilakukan oleh Aivaz, dan Teodorescu tahun 2022 menyatakan bahwa mahasiswa Romania yang mengikuti kelas online lebih berisiko melakukan multitasking (membuka media sosial, dan browser) dibandingkan mahasiswa yang mengikuti kelas offline (Aivaz & Teodorescu, 2022).…”
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