Early-Childhood Tablet Use and Outbursts of Anger
In this study, child tablet use at age 3.5 years was associated with more expressions of anger and frustration by the age of 4.5 years. Child proneness to anger/frustration at age 4.5 years was then associated with more use of tablets by age 5.5 years. These results suggest that early-childhood tablet use may contribute to a cycle that is deleterious for emotional regulation.
Authors
- Gabrielle Garon‐Carrier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9906-5247)
- Fabrício de Andrade Rocha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0439-1016)
- Elizabeth A. Harvey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6441-9407)
- Caroline Fitzpatrick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9439-042X)
- Pedro Mário Pan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1943-6520)
- Annie Lemieux
Institutions
- Université Sainte-Anne (CA)
- Université de Sherbrooke (CA)
- University of Johannesburg (ZA)
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.2511
- Citations
- 19
- Primary Topic
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 39.82