Ang Chin-Siang, Lee Kam-Fong
a Department of Psychology , UCSI University , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia.
b Department of English Language and Communication , UCSI University , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia.
J Genet Psychol. 2017 Sep-Oct;178(5):291-297. doi: 10.1080/00221325.2017.1355773.
Excessive technology use among young children remains a public health concern with diverse serious consequences. It is important to find out how children resist the temptation to use technology. Using focus group interviews, the authors explored what factors influence children's ability to delay gratification in using technology. Four specific themes emerged from the interview data: they found (a) fear of punishment, (b) self-directed speech, (c) reinforcement, and (d) parental modeling are effective measures to train children to forgo immediate pleasures of using technology. These findings provided some support for the hypothesis that children's self-control of technology use can be modified and improved. This study suggests methods to leverage and strengthen existing initiatives to promote self-control of technology use for children.
幼儿过度使用科技仍然是一个公共卫生问题，会带来各种严重后果。弄清楚儿童如何抵制使用科技的诱惑很重要。通过焦点小组访谈，作者探究了哪些因素会影响儿童在使用科技时延迟满足的能力。访谈数据中出现了四个具体主题：他们发现（a）对惩罚的恐惧、（b）自我指导言语、（c）强化以及（d）父母的示范是训练儿童放弃使用科技带来的即时快感的有效措施。这些发现为儿童对科技使用的自我控制可以被改变和改善这一假设提供了一些支持。这项研究提出了利用和加强现有举措以促进儿童对科技使用的自我控制的方法。
