Early Childhood and Digital Media / Rachel Barr [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barr, Rachel, 1971- author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in child development

Elements in Child Development

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet and children.

Mass media and children.

Smartphones and children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (82 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2024]

Summary:

Screen time, defined as estimates of child time spent with digital media, is considered harmful to very young children. At the same time, the use of digital media by children under five years of age has increased dramatically, and with the advent of mobile and streaming media can occur anywhere and at any time. Digital media has become an integral part of family life. Imprecise global screen time estimates do not capture multiple factors that shape family media ecology. In this Element, the authors discuss the need to shift the lens from screen time measures to measures of family media ecology, describe the new Dynamic, Relational, Ecological Approach to Media Effects Research (DREAMER) framework, and more comprehensive digital media assessments. The authors conclude this Element with a roadmap for future research using the DREAMER framework to better understand how digital media use is associated with child outcomes

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

Early Childhood and Digital Media

Contents

1 Introduction

2 Review of the Literature: Shifting the Lens from "Screen Time" to "Family Media Ecology"

2.1 Traditional Measures of Screen Time

2.2 The Family Media Ecology

2.3 Digital Media Content

2.3.1 Traditional Screen Media

2.3.2 Interactive Touchscreen Media

2.4 Context of Digital Media Use

2.4.1 Parental Mediation

2.4.2 Technoference

2.4.3 Motivations for Media Use

2.4.4 Structural Factors

2.5 Child Outcomes: A Focus on Content and Context

2.5.1 Sleep

2.5.2 Language

2.5.3 Executive Function and Attention

2.5.4 Social Competence

3 Review of Theoretical Models of Digital Media Effects That Inform the DREAMER Framework

3.1 The Differential Susceptibility to Media Effects Model

3.1.1 Differential Susceptibility through Child Factors

3.1.2 Differential Susceptibility through Sociocontextual Factors

3.2 The Interactional Theory of Childhood Problematic Media Use

3.3 Other Perspectives with Implications for Digital Media Effects

3.3.1 Parent Motivations for Digital Media Use

3.3.2 Family Systems Perspective

3.3.3 Relational Dynamics and Developmental Cascades

3.3.4 Cognitive Constraints and Developmental Considerations

3.3.5 The Role of Human-Computer Interactions

4 Developing a New Conceptual Framework for Understanding Digital Media Effects on Children: The DREAMER Framework

4.1 Features of the DREAMER Conceptual Framework

4.1.1 Individual, Relational, and Family Characteristics

4.1.2 Structural Factors

4.1.3 Media Motivations

4.1.4 Media Use Patterns

4.1.5 Responses to Media

4.1.6 Longer-Term Individual and Relational Outcomes

4.2 The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study Using the DREAMER Framework

5 An Evolving Digital Media Landscape: The Problem of Measurement and Content Analysis

5.1 The Comprehensive Assessment of Family Media Exposure (CAFE) Toolkit

5.1.1 Media Attitudes Questionnaire

5.1.2 Time Use Diary

5.1.3 Passive Mobile Sensing with the Chronicle App

5.1.4 Ecological Momentary and Daily Assessment (EMA and EDA)

5.1.5 Future Directions: Assessment of Design Affordances

6 Future Directions Using the DREAMER Framework

6.1 Individual Parental Characteristics and Family Media Ecology

6.2 Developmental Cascades

6.3 Pathways to Healthy and Problematic Media Use

6.4 More Precise and Efficient Measurement of Digital Media Use

6.5 Collaborative and Synergistic Science

7 Conclusions

References

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 30 Apr 2024).

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781108889872

1108889875

9781108889513

1108889514

9781108885751

1108885756