University at Albany, State University of New York.
Child Dev. 2018 Jan;89(1):5-16. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12821. Epub 2017 May 9.
This article addresses why children's use of mobile phones is an unparalleled complex developmental phenomenon in hopes of providing a broad context for this special section. It first outlines mobile phones as a sophisticated personalized and multifunction technology. Then it presents mobile phone use by children as an unparalleled complex developmental phenomenon on the basis of its four behavioral elements, two mobile cultures, and two developmental processes. It further illustrates the existing knowledge about children's mobile phones use that has been accumulated over the past 23 years and highlights 12 most studied topics, especially distracted driving and radiation exposure. It concludes with three types of scientific contributions made by the 12 articles in the special section.
本文旨在探讨儿童使用手机这一现象为何是一种无与伦比的复杂发展现象，希望为这一特刊提供更广阔的背景。文章首先将手机描述为一种复杂的个性化多功能技术。然后，基于其四个行为要素、两种手机文化和两种发展过程，提出儿童使用手机是一种无与伦比的复杂发展现象。接着，文章进一步阐述了过去 23 年来儿童手机使用方面的现有知识，并重点介绍了 12 个研究最多的主题，尤其是分心驾驶和辐射暴露。最后，文章总结了特刊中 12 篇文章的三类科学贡献。
