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http://dx.doi.org/10.15207/JKCS.2021.12.5.217

A Content Analysis of Domestic Research Trends on the Problematic Behavior of Smart Devices in Early Childhood -Focusing on Addiction Proneness-  

Kang, Sun-Kyung (Dept. of Social Welfare, Professor, Sogang University Graduate School of Theology)
Cha, You-Jeong (Dept. of Social Welfare, Sogang University Graduate School of Theology)
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Journal of the Korea Convergence Society / v.12, no.5, 2021 , pp. 217-225 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study analyzed domestic research trends related to the behavior of problems with using smart devices in infants, focusing on addiction tendency. The main results of research trends are as follows: First, the total number of papers published per year is 79, and addiction proneness studies were published in various academic journals, while researchers' major was mostly concentrated in the department of education and social welfare. Second, there were 81 research topics, including actual conditions, scale development, related variables, interventions, and causal relationships. The proportion of research subjects was the highest with 60 (74.1%) research subjects, which are related variables. Third, the subjects of the study were divided into infants, caregivers, and teachers, and the main subjects of the study were mothers. Fourth, the research trends by research method were 73 quantitative studies (92.4%), 2 qualitative studies, 1 literature study, 2 mixed studies, and 1 other study. Fifth, the results of the analysis of influential factors were classified as risk factors and protection factors, which were specifically classified as individual factors, household factors, and social and environmental factors. Based on the study results, further discussion and practical suggestions were added.
Keywords
early childhood; smart device; addiction proneness; research trends; content analysis;
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