Smartphone use patterns and problematic smartphone use among preschool children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of the present study was to identify smartphone use patterns associated with problematic smartphone use (PSU) among preschool children. Little is known about PSU patterns in younger children, although the age for first smartphone use is decreasing.

Methods

We applied a cross-sectional study design to analyze data obtained from a nationwide survey on smartphone overdependence conducted in 2017 by the South Korean Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Information Society Agency. Data from 1,378 preschool children were analyzed using binomial logistic regression analysis. This study was conducted in compliance with STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology).

Results

Seventeen percent of the sample met the c

SUBMITTER: Park JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7920339 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature