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- Title
The emerging techno-microsystem and its longitudinal influences on Chinese young children's behavior problems.
- Authors
Yu, Jialu; Xu, Chengyi; Wu, Zhen
- Abstract
Screen products are becoming increasingly indispensable in modern family life, yet their effects on developmental outcomes have remained unclear. This study examined the specific ways in which the techno-microsystem, consisting of children's screen use and digital-related parenting, influenced behavior problems. A socially diverse sample of Chinese caregivers of 2- to 6-year-olds completed online questionnaires three times during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using an autoregressive latent trajectory model with structured residuals and a cross-lagged panel model with multiverse analysis, we evaluated the within-person and between-person effects of the techno-microsystem on behavior problems, respectively. Our results revealed: (i) active mediation predicted fewer behavior problems over time; (ii) restrictive mediation was longitudinally related to reduction in children's screen use; and (iii) caregivers' and children's screen use covaried but were not predictive of behavior problems. These findings contribute to emerging theories of the techno-microsystem and carry practical implications for devising guidelines on family screen use.
- Subjects
COVID-19 pandemic; BEHAVIOR disorders in children; CAREGIVERS; FAMILIES; QUESTIONNAIRES
- Publication
Applied Developmental Science, 2025, Vol 29, Issue 1, p80
- ISSN
1088-8691
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1080/10888691.2023.2281326