Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on Sport Science, Education and Social Development (SSESD 2022)

Excessive Electronic Media Use: The Effects on Preschoolers’ Development of Emotion and Social Relationships

Authors
Yuhong Xiong1, *
1The College of Translation and Interpreting, Sichuan International Studies University, Xianshan Road, Bishan District, Chongqing, 402764, China
*Corresponding author. Email: beatrice_xyh@stu.cpu.edu.cn
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Yuhong Xiong
Available Online 29 November 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-13-8_41How to use a DOI?
Keywords
E-media; Preschoolers; Anxiety; Depression; Social relationships
Abstract

Along with the rapid growth of technology, the excessive electronic media use of people has been much heralded in recent years. E-media is changing people’s lifestyles and the ways to interact with others. More and more children are getting access to electronic devices, even at younger ages. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to summarize recent advances in the impacts of excessive e-media use on the psychological development of preschoolers aged 0 to 6, with a particular focus on their development of emotion and social relationships. The general negative effect of excessive usage of e-media on toddlers was highlighted in previous studies, as well as summarized in this study. However, little research investigates the specific effects of unreasonable e-media use on preschoolers’ emotions and social relationships and the further consequences. Concerning emotional development, preschoolers with high e-media exposure may have a higher risk of anxiety and depression mediated by sleep quality. Moreover, excessive e-media use can be a source of tension in the family due to negative emotional control and parent-child conflicts caused by electronic products. Also, it can affect peer relationships related to less communication with peers and the violent content in videos.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on Sport Science, Education and Social Development (SSESD 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
29 November 2022
ISBN
10.2991/978-2-494069-13-8_41
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-13-8_41How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2023 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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