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Journal of the Korean Child Neurology Society 2018;26(4):251-262.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26815/jkcns.2018.26.4.251    Published online December 31, 2018.
The Changes of Smart Device Usage Status in Early Childhood: Comparison of 2015–2016 and 2017 Studies
Hyejin So1, Sungmin Lim1, Sang Yeun Cho1, Min Suk Koh2, Jin-Hwa Moon1,2
1Department of Pediatrics, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
2Child Neuro-developmental Lab, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Guri, Korea
Correspondence:  Jin-Hwa Moon, Tel: +82-31-560-2258, Fax: +82-31-552-9493, 
Email: jinhwamoon@hanyang.ac.kr
Received: 3 August 2018   • Revised: 3 October 2018   • Accepted: 5 October 2018
Abstract
Purpose
This study aimed to identify changes in smart device usage trends of young children using two studies conducted in 2015-2016 and 2017 respectively.
Methods
We compared the data of the previous study of 130 children (Group A) and the new study of 162 children (Group B). The children and parents were recruited from kindergartens in Seoul and Guri/Namyangju cities. We used the “Parental questionnaire for smart device usage status.”
Results
There were some changes in the smart device usage in young children and parental perception. In the 2017 study, smart device usage time increased during weekends (P<0.05) and the usage with siblings decreased (P<0.05). In 2017, the smart device was mostly used when children had to be quiet without disturbing others (36.8%). No significant difference existed in the main purpose of use: watching video clips (79.3% vs 76.6%). Overall control of the usage was still largely exercised by mothers; however, when using applications, mothers still only helped the children on request (51.8% vs 49.7%). Regarding the effect of smart device on children, responses of “not knowing” decreased and “will be negative” and “will be positive” increased (P <0.05). Additionally, most mothers thought that “Although the smart device is currently unnecessary, it will be needed in future” in 2017 (46.3%).
Conclusion
Limiting the smart device usage time during the weekends and increasing parental involvements are recommended. Guidelines for smart devices usage in young children are also necessary considering the changes in parental attitudes in recognizing the smart device usage as unavoidable.
Key Words: Smartphone, Child, Usage status, Usage time, Parent
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