Beynon Amber, Hendry Danica, Lund Rasmussen Charlotte, Rohl Andrew L, Eynon Rebecca, Thomas George, Stearne Sarah, Campbell Amity, Harris Courtenay, Zabatiero Juliana, Straker Leon
ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, Australia.
School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6845, Australia.
Children (Basel). 2024 Jun 21;11(7):754. doi: 10.3390/children11070754.
The role and potential impact of digital screen technology in the lives of children is heavily debated. Current evidence is limited by the weakness of measures typically used to characterise screen use, predominantly proxy- or self-reports with known inaccuracy and bias. However, robust and detailed evidence is needed to provide practical trustworthy guidance to families and professionals working with families. The purpose of this paper is to support researchers to select measurement method(s) that will provide robust and detailed evidence. The paper outlines the challenges in measuring contemporary screen use by children, using a child-technology interaction model to organise considerations. A range of different methods used to measure digital screen technology use in children and adolescents (i.e., questionnaires, diaries, electronically prompted sampling, direct observation, fixed room cameras, wearable/portable cameras, audio recorders, screen-device onboard logging, remote digital trace logging and proximity logging) are described along with examples of their use and constructs typically measured as well as a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of each method. A checklist and worked examples are provided to support researchers determining the best methods or combination of methods for a research project.
数字屏幕技术在儿童生活中的作用和潜在影响备受争议。目前的证据受到通常用于描述屏幕使用情况的测量方法的局限性影响，这些方法主要是代理报告或自我报告，存在已知的不准确和偏差。然而，需要强有力且详细的证据，以便为家庭和与家庭合作的专业人员提供切实可靠的指导。本文的目的是支持研究人员选择能够提供强有力且详细证据的测量方法。本文利用儿童 - 技术互动模型来组织相关考量因素，概述了测量当代儿童屏幕使用情况所面临的挑战。描述了一系列用于测量儿童和青少年数字屏幕技术使用情况的不同方法（即问卷调查、日记记录、电子提示抽样、直接观察、固定房间摄像头、可穿戴/便携式摄像头、录音机、屏幕设备机载日志记录、远程数字追踪记录和接近度记录），同时列举了它们的使用示例、通常测量的结构以及每种方法的优缺点总结。还提供了一份清单和实际示例，以支持研究人员确定适合研究项目的最佳方法或方法组合。
