Tantrums, toddlers and technology

Proximal processes are the enduring patterns of interaction which drive human development.

Proximal processes

The interactions between the child, the parent, and the media

<p>Both environmental and biological factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They can either positively or negatively affect child long-term development</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Temperament refers to the characteristics of a child that may have an impact on their life patterns and teach them emotion regulation skills</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It influences parents' responses to and treatment of their child</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Opinions differ on the stability of temperament over an individual's lifespan</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Parents utilize media more to manage children's difficult emotions if children have a difficult temperament</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Media emotion regulation was positively associated with problematic media use. Temperament did not directly predict problematic media use once media emotion regulation was added to the model. Parental media time was positively associated with media emotion regulation and negatively associated with extreme emotional reactivity. Parental education was negatively associated with media emotion regulation. Marital status was positively associated with problematic media use</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The purpose of the study is to examine the association between temperament, parental media emotion regulation, and problematic media use in young children, using both questionnaires and observational data.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Media Emotion Regulation is the practice of using media to regulate difficult emotions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Infants and toddlers rely on external support to learn emotion regulation skills because they are not yet able to regulate their own emotions effectively.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Offering screens to infants and toddlers in a distressed state may hinder their ability to learn positive emotion regulation strategies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Problematic media use refers to excessive media use that interferes with the child's functioning and can lead to dysfunctioning in social, behavioral, and/or academic development.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An example of problematic media use is when a child loses interest in other activities due to a lack of self-regulation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Emotional reactivity to the removal of media potentially indicates developing problematic media use patterns in infants and young children.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Emotional reactivity to the removal of media and excessive media use are potential signs of developing problematic media use patterns in infants and young children.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The study examines the association between temperament, parental media emotion regulation, and problematic media use in young children.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The study uses both questionnaires and observational data to examine the association between temperament, parental media emotion regulation, and problematic media use in young children.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Proximal processes are the enduring patterns of interaction which drive human development.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Proximal processes are the central component in shaping patterns of long-term problematic media use in young children.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Proximal processes are influenced by both environmental and biological factors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Proximal processes impact media emotion regulation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Temperament refers to the characteristics of a child that may have an impact on the patterns in their life and teach emotion regulation skills.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Children's temperament can influence parents' responses to and treatment of their child.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The study found that media emotion regulation was positively associated with problematic media use.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Parental media time was positively associated with media emotion regulation and parental education was negatively associated with media emotion regulation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Marital status was positively associated with problematic media use.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The study concluded that media emotion regulation may be problematic in promoting healthy infant media use and emotion regulation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Offering screens to infants and toddlers in a distressed state may hinder their ability to learn positive emotion regulation strategies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Problematic media use refers to excessive or maladaptive media use that interferes with a child's functioning, including social, behavioral, and/or academic development.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The purpose of the study is to examine the association between temperament, parental media emotion regulation, and problematic media use in young children, using both questionnaires and observational data.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Media Emotion Regulation is the practice of using media to regulate difficult emotions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Some potential signs of developing problematic media use patterns in infants and young children include loss of interest in other activities and strong emotional reactions to the removal of media.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Infants and toddlers rely on external support to learn emotion regulation skills because they are not yet capable of regulating their own emotions effectively.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Temperament refers to a person's characteristic patterns of behavior, emotion, and attention, which are believed to be biologically based and relatively stable over time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The central component in shaping patterns of long-term problematic media use in young children, according to the Interactional Theory of Childhood, is the reciprocal interaction between the child's individual characteristics and their environmental factors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The study mentioned in the text is using both questionnaires and observational data to examine the association between temperament, parental media emotion regulation, and problematic media use in young children.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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<p>Temperament is a mediating variable that may have an impact on the patterns in a child's life which, over time, teach emotion regulation skills.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Parental education was negatively associated with media emotion regulation (with higher scores indicating higher levels of parental education).</p> Signup and view all the answers