| Literature DB >> 33427312 |
Paul L Morgan1, Yangyang Wang1, Adrienne D Woods1.
Abstract
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 (Mage = 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.Entities:
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Year: 2021 PMID: 33427312 PMCID: PMC8801203 DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13532
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Child Dev ISSN: 0009-3920