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Factors related to children’s screen use: the influence of parent–child interaction and parents’ working time schedules in Greater Taipei

Factors related to children’s screen use: the influence of parent–child interaction and parents’... This paper adopts the ‘Child Well-Being Study in Greater Taipei’ to examine factors associated with children’s screen use. This Study was conducted in 2017 and 2018 with 6,480 caregivers of primary school aged children. The hierarchical regression analysis shows that parent–child interaction and parents’ working time schedules are associated with children’s screen use. Based on the findings, this paper suggests that governments and social workers could provide courses and activities to promote parent–child interaction, encourage the implementation of flexible working time arrangements and offer childcare support for parents working atypical hours to reduce children’s excessive screen use. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development Taylor & Francis

Factors related to children’s screen use: the influence of parent–child interaction and parents’ working time schedules in Greater Taipei

Factors related to children’s screen use: the influence of parent–child interaction and parents’ working time schedules in Greater Taipei

Abstract

This paper adopts the ‘Child Well-Being Study in Greater Taipei’ to examine factors associated with children’s screen use. This Study was conducted in 2017 and 2018 with 6,480 caregivers of primary school aged children. The hierarchical regression analysis shows that parent–child interaction and parents’ working time schedules are associated with children’s screen use. Based on the findings, this paper suggests that governments and social workers could...
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Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Copyright
© 2022 Department of Social Work, National University of Singapore, Singapore
ISSN
2165-0993
eISSN
0218-5385
DOI
10.1080/02185385.2022.2059777
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Abstract

This paper adopts the ‘Child Well-Being Study in Greater Taipei’ to examine factors associated with children’s screen use. This Study was conducted in 2017 and 2018 with 6,480 caregivers of primary school aged children. The hierarchical regression analysis shows that parent–child interaction and parents’ working time schedules are associated with children’s screen use. Based on the findings, this paper suggests that governments and social workers could provide courses and activities to promote parent–child interaction, encourage the implementation of flexible working time arrangements and offer childcare support for parents working atypical hours to reduce children’s excessive screen use.

Journal

Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and DevelopmentTaylor & Francis

Published: Jan 2, 2023

Keywords: Screen use; parent–child interaction; working time schedule; atypical working hours; flexible working time

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