Xu Yongqi, Qiao Lei
School of Education, Minzu University of China, Beijing, China.
Academic Affairs Office, Pu'er University, Pu'er, Yunnan, China.
Front Psychol. 2025 May 9;16:1584919. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1584919. eCollection 2025.
With the rapid development of information technology, emerging electronic media are widely used in various settings where children are present. At the same time, excessive screen exposure has been associated with various emotional symptoms in preschool children.
This study employed a questionnaire survey to collect data from 7,239 parents of preschool children in Pu'er City, China. After rigorous data screening, 6,623 valid responses were retained for analysis. The collected data were then analyzed using SPSS 25.0 for descriptive and inferential statistics, and Hayes' PROCESS 4.0 was used to test the mediation and moderation models involving digital screen exposure, the parent-child relationship, peer relationships, and emotional symptoms in preschool children.
The results indicated that digital screen exposure was significantly associated with emotional symptoms (β = 0.2351, < 0.01). Specifically, higher levels of screen exposure were associated with more severe emotional symptoms, and this association was mediated by the parent-child relationship (indirect effect = 0.06, 95% CI [0.03, 0.08]). Peer relationships moderated the association between digital screen exposure and emotional symptoms (interaction effect = -0.22, < 0.01) and between digital screen exposure and the parent-child relationship (interaction effect = -0.12, < 0.01).
This study provides a comprehensive theoretical framework to understand the associations among digital screen exposure, emotional symptoms, and social relationships in preschool children. It highlights the potential importance of the parent-child relationship and peer relationships in buffering negative associations related to digiatl screen exposure.
随着信息技术的快速发展，新兴电子媒体在有儿童的各种场所中被广泛使用。与此同时，过度的屏幕暴露与学龄前儿童的各种情绪症状有关。
本研究采用问卷调查法，从中国普洱市7239名学龄前儿童的家长中收集数据。经过严格的数据筛选，保留了6623份有效回复用于分析。然后使用SPSS 25.0对收集到的数据进行描述性和推断性统计分析，并使用Hayes的PROCESS 4.0来检验涉及数字屏幕暴露、亲子关系、同伴关系和学龄前儿童情绪症状的中介和调节模型。
结果表明，数字屏幕暴露与情绪症状显著相关（β = 0.2351，<0.01）。具体而言，更高水平的屏幕暴露与更严重的情绪症状相关，并且这种关联由亲子关系介导（间接效应 = 0.06，95% CI [0.03, 0.08]）。同伴关系调节了数字屏幕暴露与情绪症状之间的关联（交互效应 = -0.22，<0.01）以及数字屏幕暴露与亲子关系之间的关联（交互效应 = -0.12，<0.01）。
本研究提供了一个全面的理论框架，以理解学龄前儿童数字屏幕暴露、情绪症状和社会关系之间的关联。它强调了亲子关系和同伴关系在缓冲与数字屏幕暴露相关的负面关联方面的潜在重要性。
