Screen Exposure, Parental Mediation and Media Addiction in Preschool Children

Abstract

The intensifying medialization of society has exacerbated the issue of child media addiction. Research has shown that media addiction can cause a variety of physical and mental problems such as obesity, myopia, sleep difficulty, and anxiety. Media addiction in preschool children is likely to impose a persistent negative impact on their lifetime development. Early intervention in child media behavior proves to be more effective than that occurs in later stages of their lives. This study conducted an online questionnaire survey of 2046 parents of preschool children aged between three and six to investigate the relations between child screen exposure, parental mediation, and child media addiction.