Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas 58140, Turkey.
Vocational School of Health Care Services, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas 58140, Turkey.
Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2023 Jun;44:46-51. doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2023.04.002. Epub 2023 Apr 17.
This study was conducted to determine the problematic media use and psychological adaptation levels of children.
Parents of 685 children living in Turkey participated in the descriptive cross-sectional design study. Descriptive Characteristics Form, Problematic Media Use Measure and Hacettepe Psychological Adaptation Scale were used to collect research data.
Problematic media use of the children is moderate. The COVID-19 pandemic increased the time spent in front of the screen in the majority of children. Psychological adaptation problem was determined in approximately one-third of children. Male gender and screen time spent affect problematic media use and psychological adaptation levels of children.
The COVID-19 pandemic increased the problematic media use and psychological adaptation problems of children.
It is recommended that nurses guide parents to limit children's screen time and to plan interventions to solve their psychological adaptation problems.
本研究旨在确定儿童的不良媒体使用和心理适应水平。
土耳其 685 名儿童的家长参与了这项描述性的横断面设计研究。使用描述性特征表、不良媒体使用量表和哈塞特佩心理适应量表来收集研究数据。
儿童的不良媒体使用程度为中等。在大多数儿童中，COVID-19 大流行增加了他们在屏幕前的时间。大约三分之一的儿童存在心理适应问题。男孩性别和屏幕时间会影响儿童的不良媒体使用和心理适应水平。
COVID-19 大流行增加了儿童的不良媒体使用和心理适应问题。
建议护士指导家长限制儿童的屏幕时间，并计划干预措施来解决他们的心理适应问题。
