Risk and Protective Factors for Frequent Electronic Device Use of Online Technologies

Paul L. Morgan; Yangyang Wang; Adrienne D. Woods

doi:10.1111/cdev.13532

Risk and Protective Factors for Frequent Electronic Device Use of Online Technologies

Paul L. Morgan, Yangyang Wang, Adrienne D. Woods

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A sample of 10,460 U.S. elementary schoolchildren was analyzed to identify early predictors of frequent use of online technologies (i.e., messaging, online gaming, and social networking). Children (M_age = 67.44 months) at greater risk displayed more externalizing problem behaviors in kindergarten (messaging OR = 1.11; online gaming OR = 1.21; social networking OR = 1.12) or were Black (messaging OR = 1.65; online gaming OR = 1.64; social networking OR = 1.68). Children from higher-income families were at lower risk (online gaming OR = 0.89; social networking OR = 0.89). Boys were more frequent users of online gaming (OR = 3.35) but less frequent users of messaging (OR = 0.62) and social networking (OR = 0.80). Protective factors included specific parenting behaviors.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	704-714
Number of pages	11
Journal	Child development
Volume	92
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13532
State	Published - Mar 1 2021

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Education
Developmental and Educational Psychology

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