Liebherr Magnus, Kohler Mark, Brailovskaia Julia, Brand Matthias, Antons Stephanie
Department of General Psychology: Cognition & Center for Behavioral Addiction Research, University of Duisburg-Essen, Magnus Liebherr, Forsthausweg 2, 47057 Duisburg, Germany.
Erwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 45141 Essen, Germany.
Children (Basel). 2022 Sep 15;9(9):1393. doi: 10.3390/children9091393.
Using digital media has become the most popular leisure activity for children and adolescents. The effects of digital media use on the developing brain and cognitive processes of children are subject to debate. Here, we examine the effect of digital media use on attention subdomains in children aged 6 to 10 years. In total, 77 children participated in the study. Selective and divided attention as well as switching between attentional subdomains were quantified by the SwAD-task. Parents were asked to assess the screen time of their children (smartphone, laptop/PC, game console, tablet, TV). Results show no main or interaction effects of screen time on any of the attention conditions investigated. Based on the present findings as well as previous studies, we suggest a possible non-linear relationship between the amount of screen time and attention function. Furthermore, we emphasize the relevance of considering the socio-economic background of children and a need for longitudinal studies.
使用数字媒体已成为儿童和青少年最受欢迎的休闲活动。数字媒体使用对儿童发育中的大脑和认知过程的影响存在争议。在此，我们研究数字媒体使用对6至10岁儿童注意力子领域的影响。共有77名儿童参与了该研究。通过SwAD任务对选择性注意力、分散注意力以及注意力子领域之间的转换进行了量化。要求家长评估孩子的屏幕使用时间（智能手机、笔记本电脑/个人电脑、游戏机、平板电脑、电视）。结果显示，屏幕使用时间对所研究的任何注意力条件均无主要影响或交互作用。基于目前的研究结果以及先前的研究，我们提出屏幕使用时间与注意力功能之间可能存在非线性关系。此外，我们强调考虑儿童社会经济背景的相关性以及进行纵向研究的必要性。
