Original Research Article
Year: 2022 | Month: July-September | Volume: 7 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 56-60
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20220711
Habit of Smartphone Usage and Its Impact on Behavior among Under Five Children as Perceived by parents
Prashant Baburao Kulkarni1, Dr. Anuradha Mhaske2
1PhD Scholar, MGM College of Nursing, N-6 CIDCO Aurangabad, 431003, Maharashtra, India
2Principal, MGM College of Nursing, N-6 CIDCO Aurangabad, 431003, Maharashtra, India
Corresponding Author: Prashant Baburao Kulkarni
ABSTRACT
Background: The time that children spend using digital devices is increasing rapidly with the development of new portable and instantly accessible technology, such as smartphones and digital tablets. Although prior studies have examined the effects of traditional media on children’s development, there is limited evidence on the impact of mobile device use. The current study aimed to assess the smart phone usage habits and its impact on behavior of under five children as perceived by their parents.
Methods: A purposive sample of 40 under five children was included in the study. Structured rating scales were used for assessing the smart phone usage and its impact on behavior as perceived by the parents. Data were analyzed using the descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results: 60% of the children had moderate habit and 37.5% had poor habit of Smartphone usage. 65% of children had moderate impact of Smartphone usage on their behavior and 37.5% children had high impact of Smartphone usage on their behavior as perceived by their parents. There is a significant positive correlation between habit of Smartphone usage and behaviour scores of children (r=0.9972, p<0.001)
Conclusion: Many parents are unaware about the impact of mobile on their children. Still there is a need to conduct so many studies on impact of mobile on physical, physiological and psychological health status among children.
Keywords: Smartphone, Habit, Behavior, Under five children, Parents.