Attentional attributes of early child media usage

项目总结 幼儿时期越来越多地包括电子媒体。这不仅仅是孩子们开始看电视的年龄 通常这是令人担忧的，但媒体的内容和使用的背景。最近，更新的移动设备 交互式媒体平台(例如平板电脑)已经改变了媒体的消费方式。当前查看 指标显示，平板电脑媒体正开始取代传统的电视观看，但被动的内容 (“观看视频”)仍然是儿童早期媒体使用的主要组成部分。平板电脑允许以下几种 使用上的重要区别。首先，平板电脑的应用程序既支持被动观看，也支持互动游戏 播放，提供更多样化的内容选择。第二，这些较小的个性化使用 设备允许内容直接传递给儿童，而成年人不太可能在 平板电脑的使用。按需访问还允许对程序进行控制，从而改变消费和 用途已经从家庭扩展到更多的环境(例如，汽车和餐馆)。观察性研究 的电视使用将过度使用早期媒体与注意力问题、语言延迟和认知有关 有害的东西。目前尚不清楚桌子和应用程序的交互性质是否更接近于传统 交流，甚至促进互动。鉴于不断变化的媒体格局，更好地理解 基于平板电脑的媒体影响早期学习对于支持更好的儿童结果很重要，而且可能 识别出那些有早期风险的人。为了解决这些问题，我们将调查：(1) 不同片剂含量对婴儿联合注意行为、参与度和心脏生理的影响 与监管和注意力相关的反应。此外，我们还将探索父母预测他们的能力 儿童难以摆脱触摸屏技术。 在这份建议的多样性补充材料中，我将为调查不同平板电脑媒体的影响做出贡献 通过协助研究方案的所有方面，包括参与者，在幼儿时期提供内容 招募、家长和幼儿互动和评估、心率数据收集以及与以下方面相关的分析 该项目的目标。我假设18-24个月的儿童使用平板电脑将与 APP计划期间对联合注意投标的响应减少，儿童将无法遵守请求 与在平板电脑上被动查看相比，在玩应用程序时放弃平板电脑或玩真正的 玩具。

PROJECT SUMMARY Increasingly, early childhood includes electronic media. It is not just the age at which children begin to view regularly that is concerning, but the content of the media and the context of the use. Recently, newer mobile and interactive media platforms (e.g., tablets) have changed the way media is consumed. Current viewing metrics suggest that tablet media is beginning to replace traditional TV viewing, but that passive content (“watching videos”) remains the primary component of early childhood media use. Tablets allow several important differences in use. First, apps for tablets allow both passive viewing as well as interactive game playing, providing a more diverse set of content choices. Second, the personalized use of these smaller devices allows the content to be delivered directly to the child, and adults are less likely to co-view during tablet use. On-demand access also allows programs to be controlled, changing patterns of consumption and use has extended out of the home into more environments (e.g., cars and restaurants). Observational studies of TV use have linked excessive early media use with attention problems, language delay, and cognitive detriments. It is unclear if the interactive nature of tables and apps might approximate more traditional exchanges or even promote interactions. Given the changing media landscape, a better understanding of how tablet-based media influences early learning is important for supporting better child outcomes, and potentially identifying those with early risk. To address these issues, we will investigate: (1) the immediate impact of different tablet media content on infant joint attention behaviors, engagement, and cardiophysiological responses related to regulation and attention. As well, we will explore parents’ ability to predict their child’s difficulty disengaging from touchscreen technologies. In this proposed diversity supplement, I will contribute to investigating the impact of different tablet media content in early childhood by assisting with all aspects of the research protocol, including participant recruitment, parent and toddler interactions and assessment, heart rate data collection, and analyses related to the aims of the project. I hypothesize that tablet use among children aged 18-24 months will be associated with a reduced response to joint attention bids during the app program and children will fail to comply with requests to relinquish the tablet when playing an app as compared to passive viewing on the tablet or play with a real toy.