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"Digitalna tehnologija u obitelji: obrasci ponašanja i učinci na razvoj djece" - prikaz rezultata kvalitativnih istraživanja s djecom i roditeljima

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between some aspects of children’s smartphone use (time and motives for smartphone use), indicators of well-being (life satisfaction, positive and negative affect), and school achievement. Participants are 283 children (59, 2% girls) aged from 10 to 15 (median 12) years and one of their parents who agreed to participate in the project “Digital technology in the family: patterns of behaviour and effects on child development”. A new scale for children’s motives for smartphone use was developed and it showed good psychometric properties. Children’s life satisfaction was assessed using the Short multidimensional life-satisfaction scale (Seligson et al., 2003), positive and negative effects were assessed using the PANAS-C scale (Ebesutani et al., 2012), and school achievement was measured according to the Croatian grading scale. Results show that the average time of smartphone use is associated with higher levels of negative affect, lower life satisfaction, and poorer school grades in children. Children’s age is a negative predictor of life satisfaction. Children’s gender is a significant predictor of positive and negative affect. Motive for entertainment was a positive predictor of negative affect and motive for communication was a positive predictor of school achievement. The obtained results are discussed and represent a direction for future research, pointing to the examination of the content to which children and young people are exposed on smartphones and social media.

djeca ; digitalna tehnologija ; pametni telefon ; dobrobit

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