Jiang Ying, Fu Rui, Xing Shufen
School of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China.
Institute of Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
Psych J. 2019 Dec;8(4):480-490. doi: 10.1002/pchj.277. Epub 2019 Mar 7.
Literature has indicated the mixed impact of television content on the executive function (EF) of preschoolers. This study investigated the short-term impact of TV fantastical events on children's EF performance and whether these impacts were different between boys and girls. This study included 143 preschoolers (M = 5.88 years, SD = 0.32 years) and their parents. Participating children were randomly assigned to three groups to watch cartoons of high-fantasy, mid-fantasy, and low-fantasy, and then requested to perform on a series of EF tasks. The results revealed the nonlinear pattern for the effects of fantasy on inhibitory control and cognitive flexibility. Specifically, children in the mid-fantasy group did worst on inhibitory control and cognitive flexibility and no significant group differences were found in working memory. However, no conclusive evidence existed to prove the moderating role of gender on the relationship between fantastical events and EF. Finally, the implications of the findings and future directions are discussed.
文献表明电视内容对学龄前儿童的执行功能(EF)有复杂的影响。本研究调查了电视奇幻事件对儿童EF表现的短期影响,以及这些影响在男孩和女孩之间是否存在差异。本研究纳入了143名学龄前儿童(平均年龄M = 5.88岁,标准差SD = 0.32岁)及其父母。参与研究的儿童被随机分为三组,分别观看高奇幻、中奇幻和低奇幻的卡通片,然后要求他们完成一系列EF任务。结果揭示了奇幻对抑制控制和认知灵活性影响的非线性模式。具体而言,中奇幻组的儿童在抑制控制和认知灵活性方面表现最差,而在工作记忆方面未发现显著的组间差异。然而,没有确凿证据证明性别在奇幻事件与EF之间的关系中起调节作用。最后,讨论了研究结果的意义和未来方向。