Insights about Screen-Use Conflict from Discussions between Mothers and Pre-Adolescents: A Thematic Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Procedure
2.3. Data Analysis Strategy
3. Results
3.1. Perceptions of Screen Use
3.2. Parental Perceptions of Screen Use
3.3. Pre-Adolescent Perceptions of Screen Use
4. Discussion
Limitations and Recommendations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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(a) | |
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Parent: It’s really addicting. It’s hard… it’s hard to understand the fine line between having a little bit of fun, but then knowing when to stop or… How do you feel about that? Do you think you use it the right amount or do you think it’s ok? | Screen time is addictive Difficult to have fun but not turning into an addiction |
Child: I think TV is in right amount. But maybe screen time, a little bit more, like YouTube. | |
Parent: …It’s damaging your eyes and makes it harder for you to concentrate accurate… We’ve talked about that before. Right. | Damage to eyes Negatively affect concentration |
Child: Yeah. | |
Parent: …Even if you don’t have homework, you shouldn’t spend the whole time in it. | Should not spend too much time on screen |
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Parent: So we have to talk about playing video games. Child: video games are fun you can do lots of family things with them but they’re kind of over addictive sometimes and can kind of spoil kids. | Video games are fun Video games sometimes can be addictive Video games can spoil kids |
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Child: They’re fun. It’s a fun way to connect with your friends. Have fun. | Screen use is a way to connect with friends |
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Parent: I don’t mind you playing video games. I just don’t want them to take up so much time that… You won’t do anything else but play video games or you can really forget about homework or things that you should be doing because you need to play video games. | Child forgot about homework because of video games |
… Child: Sometimes there go with the arguments. Parent: Why? Child: Because I don’t want to leave screen time here, but you want to make me stop. | Child did not obey the parent to stop using screen time |
Themes (Bold) and Subthemes (Italics) | |
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PARENT | PRE-ADOLESCENTS |
Screen Time | Screen Time |
Too much screen time | Screen time is fine Parent screen time |
Effects of Screen Use | Effects of Screen Use |
Negative:
| Negative:
|
Reasons for Screen Use | Reasons for Screen Use |
Acceptance of screen use Social | Recreational Normality Social Educational |
Rules | Rules |
Frustration: not following rules | Frustration: parents not following rules Frustration: not enough flexibility |
Balance | Balance |
Spending time on screen instead of something else Good balance | Good Balance |
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Francis, K.; Scholten, H.; Granic, I.; Lougheed, J.; Hollenstein, T. Insights about Screen-Use Conflict from Discussions between Mothers and Pre-Adolescents: A Thematic Analysis. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 4686. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094686
Francis K, Scholten H, Granic I, Lougheed J, Hollenstein T. Insights about Screen-Use Conflict from Discussions between Mothers and Pre-Adolescents: A Thematic Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(9):4686. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094686
Chicago/Turabian StyleFrancis, Kathleen, Hanneke Scholten, Isabela Granic, Jessica Lougheed, and Tom Hollenstein. 2021. "Insights about Screen-Use Conflict from Discussions between Mothers and Pre-Adolescents: A Thematic Analysis" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 9: 4686. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094686
APA StyleFrancis, K., Scholten, H., Granic, I., Lougheed, J., & Hollenstein, T. (2021). Insights about Screen-Use Conflict from Discussions between Mothers and Pre-Adolescents: A Thematic Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(9), 4686. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094686