The Association between Screen Time and Attention in Children: A Systematic Review
Santos RMS, Mendes CG, Marques Miranda D, Romano-Silva MA
Developmental neuropsychology · 40 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Systematic review (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- Unclassified
- reported there is no funding associated with the work featured in this article
Based on 1 listed funder(s).
Publication
- Published
- 2022-04-17 · Dev Neuropsychol · vol. 47 · issue 4 · pp. 175–192
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Cited
- 98 citations · more than 95% of similar papers · 4.7× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 46 works
- Access
- Paywalled
- Research areas
- Child Development and Digital Technology · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Gender and Technology in Education
- Keywords
- screen time, attention, children, attention development, electronic media exposure, attention deficits, online courses, COVID-19 pandemic
- MeSH
- humans, parents, attention, child, screen time
4 authors
From BR
- Renata Maria Silva Santos · correspondingUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais
- Camila Guimarães MendesUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais
- Débora Marques de MirandaUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais
- Marco Aurélio Romano‐SilvaUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Abstract
Electronic media pervade modern life. Childhood is a crucial period for attentional development and the screen exposure time is increasing. This review aimed to understand the association between screen time and attention of children with typical development. A systematic review was conducted in compliance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyzes PRISMA being registered at Prospero under number CRD42021228721. A search was performed in January 2021 with the following keywords: "screen time," "children," and "attention," combined with the operator AND, on databases PubMed, and PsycINFO. Four hundred and ninety-eight articles were identified, and 41 papers were fully read, of which 11 were included in this review. Most studies found associations between screen time and attention in children. Only one study reported that children with more screen time performed better in an attention task. The findings suggest that exposure to excessive screen time in children can be associated with attention problems. Parents and teachers may be involved in controlling screen exposure, especially after the extensive exposition to online classes, due to the pandemic. Further studies are needed to assess the influence of this overexposure on care over time.
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