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Problematic media use and psychological adaptation in children in the COVID-19 pandemic: A descriptive
İlknur Yıldız1, Fatma Tok Yıldız2
1Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas 58140, Turkey.
Purpose:
This study was conducted to determine the problematic media use and psychological adaptation levels of children.
Design And Methods:
Parents of 685 children living in Turkey participated in the descriptive cross-sectional design study. Descriptive Characteristics Form, Problematic Media Use Measure and Hacettepe Psychological Adaptation Scale were used to collect research data.
Results:
Problematic media use of the children is moderate. The COVID-19 pandemic increased the time spent in front of the screen in the majority of children. Psychological adaptation problem was determined in approximately one-third of children. Male gender and screen time spent affect problematic media use and psychological adaptation levels of children.
Conclusions:
The COVID-19 pandemic increased the problematic media use and psychological adaptation problems of children.
Practice Implications:
It is recommended that nurses guide parents to limit children's screen time and to plan interventions to solve their psychological adaptation problems.
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