Screen Time and Psychological Well-Being among Children: The Moderating Effect of Parenting Styles
Children nowadays are reported to have low psychological well-being when exposed to too much screen time. Children usually imitate their parents' or adults' behaviour towards screen time or gadgets usage. Parents who spend too much screen time result in excessive screen time in their chi...
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2022
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/41943/1/Screen%20Time%20and%20Psychological%20Well%20Being%20among%20Children-1.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/41943/ https://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/JCSHD/issue/view/208 https://doi.org/10.33736/jcshd.4555.2022 |
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| Summary: | Children nowadays are reported to have low psychological well-being when exposed to too much screen
time. Children usually imitate their parents' or adults' behaviour towards screen time or gadgets usage.
Parents who spend too much screen time result in excessive screen time in their children, which leads to
various problems in their social and cognitive development. This study aims to determine how parenting
styles affect children's screen time and psychological well-being. In this context, screen-time is the amount
of time spent on gadgets with the screen to watch videos, movies, or play games. To test the hypothesis that
the amount of screen time does affect children's psychological well-being, an online survey was distributed
and circulated among parents or primary caregivers staying in Kuala Lumpur and taking care of a child
aged 3-6 years old. A series of questionnaires, including ones on demographic data, parenting style and
domains, and strengths and challenges, are included in the survey. The analysis was conducted using
Pearson correlation and multiple regression analysis in SPSS. There was a significant correlation between
the amount of screen time and psychological well-being. The relationship between parenting style and the
amount of screen time was not significant. Next, the interaction between the amount of screen time and
parenting style was found to be not significant. Hence, the study concludes that parenting style does not
affect the relationship between children's screen time and psychological well-being. |
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