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Young Children’S Use Of Mobile Technology: Impacts On Self-Regulation And Aggression, Amy Wei-Yan Tran
Young Children’S Use Of Mobile Technology: Impacts On Self-Regulation And Aggression, Amy Wei-Yan Tran
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The present study tested the displacement hypothesis, which proposed that mobile technology use disrupts important daily activities and social interactions that are important for the development of young children’s self-regulation skills (Gentile et al., 2012). As a result of this displacement, children are more likely to become dysregulated and aggressive. Participants were 174 caregivers (n = 157 mothers) who reported on their children aged 2 to 5 years old (n = 100 male). All participants completed self-report questionnaires assessing their own technology use, interference in the parent-child relationship due to mobile technology, and the use of mobile technology as a …
Violent Video Gaming, Parent And Child Risk Factors, And Aggression In School-Age Children, Erin Romanchych
Violent Video Gaming, Parent And Child Risk Factors, And Aggression In School-Age Children, Erin Romanchych
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The present study examined links between children’s violent video game exposure and aggression, and the influence of parent and child risk factors (i.e., children’s negative affect and hostile attribution bias, parental monitoring, and children’s gender). Participants were 122 Canadian parent-child dyads (99 unique parents) including children between 7 and 10 years of age (41 girls, 81 boys; 72 mothers, 26 fathers). Parents completed pencil-and-paper questionnaires assessing children’s violent video game exposure, aggressive behaviour, negative affect, and parental monitoring of children’s media use (i.e., parental involvement, limit setting, and communication). Children completed pencil-and-paper questionnaires assessing violent video game exposure and hostile …