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http://dx.doi.org/10.4094/chnr.2015.21.2.107

Relationships Among Preschoolers' Smartphone Addiction Tendency, Their Problem Behaviors, and Parenting Efficacy of Their Mothers  

Lee, Hyun-Joo (Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital)
Chae, Sun-Mi (College of Nursing & The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University)
Bang, Kyung-Sook (College of Nursing & The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University)
Choi, Heeseung (College of Nursing & The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University)
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Child Health Nursing Research / v.21, no.2, 2015 , pp. 107-114 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships among preschoolers' smartphone addiction tendency, problem behaviors, and parenting efficacy of the mothers of these children. Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive study design was used with self-administered questionnaires. A total of 83 mothers of preschoolers aged 4-6 years and their preschool teachers from a kindergarten participated in the study. Results: Mean daily time spent by the preschoolers on smartphones was about 45 minutes/day. About 40% spent more than 60 minutes/day on smartphones. The majority (69.8%) used smartphones without adult supervision. The level of smartphone addiction tendency among the preschoolers was $1.52{\pm}0.45$ on a 4-point scale. Preschoolers whose mothers use smartphones for more than 60 minutes/day showed a higher level of smartphone addiction tendency than preschoolers whose mothers use smartphones for less than 60 minutes/day. Also smartphone addiction tendency among preschoolers had a positive correlation with hyperactive-distractible behavior (r=.228, p=.038) and a negative correlation with parenting efficacy of their mothers (r=-.299, p=.006). Conclusion: Our findings demonstrated that preschooler's smartphone addiction tendency is significantly associated with hyperactive-distractible behaviors of the children and low parenting efficacy among their mothers. Therefore well-designed care plans for these populations should be provided to decrease smartphone addiction tendency.
Keywords
Preschool children; Cell phones; Behavior; Parenting; Self-Efficacy;
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