Pre-schoolers’ use of technology and digital media in Singapore: entertainment indulgence and/or learning engagement?

Tay, Lee Yong; Aiyoob, Thaslim Begum; Chua, Terence Jie; Ramachandran, Kalaivani; Chia, Michael

doi:10.1080/09523987.2021.1908498

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“…Cluster 1), with the magnitude of use in favour of Cluster 3, where the use of screen media for entertainment was 371% that for educational purposes. This observation of greater screen engagement for entertainment than for education among young children is supported by research reported elsewhere 38 and in our recent research that was based on a different set of data collected in 2018, 15 and (vi) Children's sleep did not seem to be a strong discriminant factor between the clusters (i.e. average from all clusters were very close to the global average).…”

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“…and in our recent research that was based on a different set of data collected in 2018,15 and (vi) Children's sleep did not seem to be a strong discriminant factor between the clusters (i.e. average from all clusters were very close to the global average).…”

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“…The development, validity and internal consistency of the SMALLQ® were previously described and discussed. 6 , 15 The SMALLQ® is not a psychometric instrument but rather a lifestyle questionnaire that elicits behavioural habits of screen media use, physical activity and sleep. The SMALLQ® used an adapted framework of screen media parenting where screen media use, physical activity and sleep were described in terms of amount, content and context.…”

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Screen media and non-screen media habits among preschool children in Singapore, South Korea, Japan, and Finland: Insights from an unsupervised clustering approach

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The main purpose of the research was to describe the daily screen media habits and non-screen media habits like indoor and outdoor play, and sleep of preschool children aged 2 to 6 years from Singapore, South Korea, Japan, and Finland using a content-validated online questionnaire (SMALLQ®) and unsupervised cluster analysis. Unsupervised cluster analysis on 5809 parent-reported weekday and weekend screen and non-screen media habits of preschool children from the four countries resulted in seven emergent clusters. Cluster 2 ( n = 1288) or the Early-screen media, screen media-lite and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity-lite family made up 22.2% and Cluster 1 ( n = 261) or the High-all-round activity and screen media-late family made up 4.5%, respectively represented the largest and smallest clusters among the seven clusters that were emergent from the pooled dataset. Finland was best represented by Cluster 2 and Japan was best represented by Cluster 3 ( High-screen media-for-entertainment and low-engagement family). Parents from Finland and Japan displayed greater homogeneity in terms of the screen media and non-screen media habits of preschool children than the parents from South Korea and Singapore. South Korea was best represented by Clusters 6 ( Screen media-physical activity-engagement hands-off family) and 7 ( Screen media-lite, screen media-late and high-physical activity family). Singapore was best represented by Clusters 4, 5, 6 and 7, and these clusters ranged from Low all-round activity-high nap time family to Screen media-lite, screen media-late and high-physical activity family. Future research should explore in-depth reasons for the across-country and within-country cluster characteristics of screen media and non-screen media habits among preschool children to allow for more targeted interventions.

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“…Parents’ media-watching habits in leisure time were a common predictor of children’s screen times in both the urban and rural regions. Related Western research supports our findings [ 51 , 52 ], and a study on young children in Singapore-based research found a strong correlation of 0.9 or higher, between young children’s screen time and parental screen time, alluding to the close relationship between the two daily habits [ 53 ]. These results suggest that interventions that are focused on reducing screen time among preschool children should be based on family factors, such as parents’ involvement, and should start in early childhood, and target modifiable factors in the family environment [ 54 ].…”

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Associations between Parents’ Digital Media Habits, Engagement, Awareness, and Movement Guidelines among Preschool-Age Children: International Ipreschooler Surveillance Study

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Chua

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The 24-h movement guidelines (24-h MG) recommend behaviors (physical activity, screen time, sleep) to aid appropriate physical and mental development in early childhood. This research examined parents’ digital media habits (DMH), engagement (DME), and awareness (DMA) among parents in relation to their preschool-aged children’s 24-h MG in Japan and identified and compared the modifiable determinants of adherence to 24-h MG in urban and rural regions. This cross-sectional study included 867 participants and data were obtained from the International Ipreschooler Surveillance Study Among Asians and OtheRs (IISSAAR). The results revealed that adherence to weekend screen time recommendations and weekday sleep duration were higher in the urban region. The parents’ digital media variables that predicted moderate-intensity to vigorous-intensity physical activity among preschool-aged children were parents’ DME and DMA in the urban regions and parents’ DME in the rural regions. The children’s screen time was significantly associated with parents’ DMH, DME, and DMA in the urban regions and with parents’ DMH and DMA in the rural regions (p < 0.005, p < 0.001, respectively). This study confirmed that parents’ DMH, DME, and DMA are strong predictors of adherence to 24-h MG among preschool-aged children living in both rural and urban regions in Japan.

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“…Third, one study has focused on the digital devices used. Tay et al (2021) found that children aged 2 to 4 spent 1.19 h per day on digital entertainment, with television and mobile phone being the most popular devices. In summary, the average percentages of overuse and problematic use across the studies collected in this research were 48.34 and 26.83%, separately (see Table 2 ).…”

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The status quo, contributors, consequences and models of digital overuse/problematic use in preschoolers: A scoping review

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Qian²,

Li³

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Front. Psychol.

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Digital devices play a critical role in preschoolers’ learning and development. Despite the evidence that digital devices use may facilitate preschoolers’ learning and development, their overuse/problematic use has become a global concern as the popularity and widespread use of digital devices. This scoping review aims to synthesize the empirical evidence to identify the status quo, influential factors, developmental outcomes, and models of overuse/problematic use in preschoolers. This search has identified 36 studies published in international peer-reviewed journals during 2001–2021, converging into four common topics: the current situation, the influential factors, the consequences, and the models. First, the average percentages of overuse and problematic use across the studies collected in this research were 48.34%, and 26.83%, separately. Second, two influential factors were identified: (1) children’s characteristics and (2) parental and family factors. Third, early digital overuse/problematic use was found to have a negative impact on the following domains: (1) physical health, (2) psychosocial health, (3) problematic behaviors, and (4) cognitive development; Fourth, most relevant studies adopted general linear models, while few of them adopted experimental designs. Finally, the implications for future studies and practical improvements are also addressed.

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Pre-schoolers’ use of technology and digital media in Singapore: entertainment indulgence and/or learning engagement?

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Screen media and non-screen media habits among preschool children in Singapore, South Korea, Japan, and Finland: Insights from an unsupervised clustering approach

Screen media and non-screen media habits among preschool children in Singapore, South Korea, Japan, and Finland: Insights from an unsupervised clustering approach

Associations between Parents’ Digital Media Habits, Engagement, Awareness, and Movement Guidelines among Preschool-Age Children: International Ipreschooler Surveillance Study

The status quo, contributors, consequences and models of digital overuse/problematic use in preschoolers: A scoping review

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