The effect of screen time on auditory processing and working memory skills in tweens (pre-adolescents)

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 41(1)

Опубликована: Янв. 31, 2025

Abstract Background This study investigates the impact of screen time on auditory processing and working memory in tweens, considering subtle relationship proposed by Goldilocks Hypothesis. The research aims to contribute insights into potential effects different exposure levels skills, recognizing prevalence use among tweens. Method Fifty-seven tweens were randomly selected categorized three groups based their daily exposure. Auditory assessed measuring temporal resolution, closure, binaural integration, digit span tasks. Comprehensive screenings for hearing, speech, language, IQ skills conducted, ensuring inclusion with normal hearing cognitive functions. Results results revealed a non-linear between processing. Tweens moderate exhibited superior while high was associated deficits speech perception, memory. Hypothesis supported, indicating that too much may have negative consequences, little not exploit benefits digital media usage. findings emphasize importance moderation optimal Prolonged exposure, especially beyond hours daily, negatively affected abilities. Conclusion highlights need balanced approach time, aligning broader literature child development.

Язык: Английский

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Changes in Internet Activities and Influencing Factors for Problematic Internet Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Korean Adolescents: Repeated Cross-Sectional Study

JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 8, С. e66448 - e66448

Опубликована: Фев. 11, 2025

Background As adolescents increasingly engage with digital experiences, the internet serves as a platform for social interaction, entertainment, and learning. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated this trend, remote learning restricted physical interactions driving changes in behavior. Adolescents spent more time on gaming media, reflecting notable shift use patterns. Objective We hypothesized that changed patterns among Korean adolescents, including content types, web-based activities, pathological prevalence. Additionally, we anticipated these would correlate shifts adolescents’ psychological status during pandemic. Methods Data from 827 aged 12 to 15 years (n=144 2018, n=142 2019, n=126 2020, n=130 2021, n=143 2022, 2023) were gathered over 6 43 middle schools across 16 regions 1 hospital South Korea. demographic data collected included age, sex, school year. Participants also provided information their levels of addiction. status, mood, anxiety, attention, self-esteem, was assessed. Results There significant differences depression scale (Patient Health Questionnaire 9). Patient 9 scores 2023 decreased compared those 2022 (F5=3.07; P=.007). Regarding behavior, game playing after before, while watching videos increased. rate problematic highest games before COVID-19, but it videos, trend continued until (χ23=8.16, P=.04). Furthermore, study showed Young’s Internet Addiction Scale (YIAS) score group 2018 other groups (F5=14.63; P<.001). In both video had higher YIAS than (F5=9.37; P<.001), by game, video, Social Network Service did not differ significantly. degree influence severity addiction greatest effect greater games. Conclusions During pandemic, academic commercial purposes, classes videoconferences, increased rapidly worldwide, leading rise overall time. demand dependence platforms is expected grow even further coming era. Until now, concerns have primarily focused games, now necessary consider what types behaviors cause problems how address them.

Язык: Английский

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Playing digital games during the COVID-19 pandemic: Examining the interplay of psychosocial problems, gaming motivations, and gaming disorder severity

Entertainment Computing, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 100933 - 100933

Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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METHODOLOGY FOR USING DIGITAL INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE STUDENTS’ SOCIO-EMOTIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

Educação em Revista, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 41

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

ABSTRACT: To mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic, Brazilian educational institutions were closed and interrupted their in-person activities in March 2020, affecting almost 100% student population, accelerating adoption virtual classes elementary school. This measure forced students to shift from face-to-face classes, resulting a for all students. abrupt interruption affected social interaction cooperation among Due this scenario, research-study focused on improving using Digital Information Communication Technologies (DICTs). The study proposed four methodological stages: analysis socio-emotional skills during use DICTs, design digital tasks that would enhance improvement students’ focus perspective school teachers. method was implemented validated through results demonstrated combined with tailored pedagogical according reality access technology, aided development skills, since, positive recognized sense organization both group dynamics which empathy collaboration colleagues who had difficulties as well individual activities.

Язык: Английский

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METODOLOGIA PARA USAR TECNOLOGIAS DIGITAIS, INFORMAÇÃO E COMUNICAÇÃO NO DESENVOLVIMENTO DE HABILIDADES SOCIOEMOCIONAIS DE ALUNOS

Educação em Revista, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 41

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

RESUMO: Para mitigar os impactos da pandemia COVID-19, as instituições de ensino brasileiras foram fechadas e encerraram atividades presenciais em março 2020, o que afetou quase 100% população estudantil brasileira, acelerando a adoção aulas virtuais no fundamental. Isto forçou alunos mudarem para virtuais, resultando numa interrupção abrupta interação social do sentido cooperação entre alunos. Devido este cenário, esta pesquisa investigou um método viável melhorar utilizando Tecnologias Digitais Informação Comunicação (TDIC). Propôs quatro etapas metodológicas: análise das habilidades socioemocionais durante uso TDIC desenho digitais potencializassem melhora foco dos na perspectiva professores primário. O foi implantado validado por meio resultados demonstraram conjunto com pedagógicas desenvolvidas conforme realidade acesso à tecnologia auxiliou desenvolvimento competências já que, reconhecidos positivos organização tanto nas dinâmicas grupo empatia colaboração colegas tinham dificuldades utilização TDIC, quanto individuais.

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Dystopia and Hope: The Interrelation of Pandemic and Ecological Discourses in Drawings by Children in Sweden During the First Wave of the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Children & Society, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 25, 2025

ABSTRACT Research on young people's perspectives COVID‐19 remains limited. This qualitative serial picture analysis of Swedish children's drawings, predominately from spring 2020 ( N = 169), aimed to explore their views and meaning‐making processes. The focus was the interconnections two global crises in drawings–pandemic environmental crisis–revealing several links, such as negative emotions dystopian expectations, well a lack hope agency, yet also resistance utopian optimism for solutions. Our findings offer insights into responses contemporary implications.

Язык: Английский

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High Exposure to Screen: A threat for Health and Mental Wellbeing of School Going Children in Dhaka, Bangladesh (Preprint)

Опубликована: Март 6, 2025

In Bangladesh as well throughout the world, children's screen time has significantly increased. Children spent a lot of on internet and digital screens for entertainment, education, communication which have increased their daily time. However, potential detrimental impacts excessive mental, physical, social health drawn attention. This study aimed to explore effect high exposure mental well-being school-going children in Dhaka, Bangladesh. From July 2022 June 2024, this cross-sectional descriptive was carried out. 420 kids between ages 6 14 were enrolled three English-medium Bangla-medium schools Dhaka city using stratified random sample technique. Anthropometric measurements, semi-structured questionnaire, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Scale (PSQI), Development Wellbeing Assessment (DAWBA), Strength Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), validated Bangla, used gather data. We considered students who exposed less than 2 hours low-exposed group those more high-exposed group. found 83% average 4.6 ± 2.3 hours. Compared low group, had higher rate eye problems (96% vs 4%, P< 0.001). Headache also common (83%). Moreover, short duration poor quality sleep statistically significant. Furthermore, obesity predominant high-exposure (p < Our revealed overall 40% suffered from by DAWBA scale compared Behavioral problems, such conduct issues (28.3%) peer difficulties (28.8%), observed among participants. there no significant difference two groups. A collaborative coordinated multistage approach will be required create effective acceptable guidelines policies optimum positive use Further prospective studies larger scales can conducted determine aspects meticulously.

Язык: Английский

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The Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on the Self‐Assessment of Mental and Physical Health of Adolescents (10–15 Years Old) From Kraków (Poland)

American Journal of Human Biology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 37(4)

Опубликована: Март 31, 2025

ABSTRACT The study aimed to examine the impact of COVID‐19 pandemic on adolescents' mental and physical health. Using Polish version Health Behavior in School‐aged Children (HBSC) questionnaire, data were collected from adolescent participants (10–15 years old). analysis was based frequency distribution choices for individual statements. It found that compared time before pandemic, there more frequent school‐related stress, faster fatigue, pain various parts body. Adolescents also declared greater food consumption now than increased sweets. provided important information indicating potential courses action improve health well‐being adolescents after pandemic.

Язык: Английский

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Screen Time Struggles: Unveiling Predictors of Problematic Digital Use and the Impact of Parental Mediation among Hong Kong Preschoolers

Early Education and Development, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 21

Опубликована: Апрель 22, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Adolescents’ electronic devices use during the COVID-19 pandemic and its relationship to anxiety and depression levels: a cross-sectional study

BMC Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 24(1)

Опубликована: Янв. 10, 2024

Abstract Background The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence anxiety and depression symptoms among adolescent students in West Bank region Palestine, with a particular focus on impact electronic device usage their mental well-being. Methods This cross-sectional included representative sample 1,140 adolescents enrolled governmental secondary schools. We targeted schools located Nablus, Ramallah, Hebron districts, which, respectively, represent northern, central, southern regions Bank. collected data sociodemographic characteristics, patterns usage, scores from Beck Depression Inventory-II, 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale, all gathered through self-administered online questionnaire. To explore independent relationship between anxiety, depression, various factors, we calculated odds ratios corresponding 95% CI using binary logistic regression model. Results revealed moderate severe at 35.4% [95% CI: 32.7–38.3%] 23.9% 21.4–26.4%]. Notably, were significantly higher females [OR = 3.8, 2.5–5.9], individuals lower academic performance 3.4, 2.1–5.4], smokers 1.9, 1.1-3.0]. Similarly, elevated depressive observed 2.0, 1.3–3.1], those 1.3–2.8]. Conversely, who used devices for shorter durations less likely experience 0.49, 0.32–0.76] or 0.47, 0.32–0.69]. Conclusion Considering alarming rates adolescents, along connection time spent devices, strongly recommend creation initiatives support networks alleviate issue’s impact. Encouraging healthier lifestyles, such as reducing screen increasing physical activity, could potentially enhance well-being adolescents.

Язык: Английский

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