Measuring attraction to screen devices in early childhood: development of the Affinity-TV and Affinity-Mobile scales
The Affinity-TV and Affinity-Mobile scales have good initial reliability and adequate predictive validity. These findings support the use of Affinity-TV and Affinity-Mobile in toddlers as measures of children's attraction to screen devices. These measures may help to identify early risk for problematic use, and they offer a novel way to evaluate a child's behavioral reaction to screen devices in early childhood.
Authors
- Natasha Cabrera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1558-7356)
- Jeanne M. Tschann
- Sarah J. Schmiege (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0729-6556)
- Darcy A. Thompson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9886-2933)
- Haley Ringwood
- Lauren Clark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7668-2149)
- Estefania Miramontes Valdes
- L Kaizer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6112-6411)
Institutions
- Colorado School of Public Health (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Denver Health Medical Center (US)
- Health and Hospital Corporation (US)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
- University of Maryland, College Park (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2025.1496225
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 17.85