Factors Increasing Media Exposure of Preschool Children

Abstract

Th e aim of this research was to explore media exposure of preschool children (1 -6 years old) and outline demographic factors aff ecting it. Th e data show that media exposure of children in kindergartens is low. Parents, however, report much more diverse media habits of their preschoolers in their home environments. Even though the daily average media exposure of preschoolers in Slovenia does not deviate much from the recommended one, a group of children called large media users is identifi ed. Understanding specifi c features of large media users can inform the development of early childhood educational programs and projects intended to raise awareness and educate parents and children about media, which are currently still a rarity in Central and Eastern Europe.

Association between media exposure and behavioral problems among preschool children

“…For example, Tomopoulos et al (2007) reported that preschool children were exposed to media for 128.9 min/day, whereas Munzer et al (2018) stated that the mean screen media exposure was 156 min/day. This result is in agreement with that of Kovačič and Rek (2016), who found that preschool children were exposed to media for 159.85 min/day. Moreover, the mothers in the study of Waters et al (2016) declared an average of 177 min of electronic media use on weekdays.…”

Student Mobility and Transnational Social Ties as Factors of Reflexivity

“…Finally, meta-reflexivity might be related to individuals confronted with contradictions that individuals need to resolve while entering different socio-cultural contexts facilitated by their mobility (Kleindeinst 2017;Valentinčič 2016). As mentioned, such contradictions might be entailed in not so much the mostly intra-European mobility of the Slovenian students but more by the greater inter-cultural contradictions students from Lebanon or from Hawai'i experience (Kovačič and Rek 2016). While fractured reflexivity may be linked to unsuccessful coping with such contradictions, meta reflexivity could be a more positive outcome.…”