The Relationship of Screen Exposure with Sleep Quality and Self-Regulation Skills in Preschool Children

Authors : Çağla ÖZDEMİR, Süleyman KELEŞ

Pages : 285-290

Doi:10.12956/tchd.1220617

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Publication Date : 2023-07-25

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: We aimed to investigate possible links between screen time, self-regulation skills and sleep quality in preschool children. Material and Methods: The study was carried out with 140 mothers with 4-6 years old children who visited the family medicine outpatient clinic between March and May 2022. Children’s age, gender, existing chronic diseases, the most used technological product, purpose of use, time and duration were recorded. Children’s sleep habits were evaluated with the “Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CSHQ);”, and their self-regulation skills were evaluated with the “Self-Regulation Skills Scale for 4-6 Years-Old Childreninsert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Mother Form);insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SrSS);”. Results: The median age of the children in our study was 60 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(48-72); months. 75/140 of the participants were girls. The most used technological product at home was the smartphone insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(48.2%);. 64% of the participants reported less than 2 hours screen time, 21.6% of them reported between 2-4 hours and 14.4% of them reported over 4 hours. Educational status of mothers insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.003); and fathers insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.001); of those with a lot of screen exposure was lower. Delay in falling asleep score, one of the CSHQ subscales, was higher in those with screen exposure over 4 hours insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.001);. Self-regulation skills scale total score insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.001);, attention insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.014);, inhibitory control-emotion insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.004);, and inhibitory control-behavior insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.029); sub-scale scores were lower in children with longer screen time. Conclusion: Excessive screen exposure in preschool children is associated with delay in falling asleep and low self-regulation skills.
Keywords : Okul öncesi çocuklar, Ekran maruziyeti, Öz düzenleme becerileri, Uyku

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