臺灣幼兒電子產品的使用及對幼兒發展的影響：臺灣幼兒發展調查資料庫之運用

Use of Electronic Products by Taiwanese Children and Their Effect on Children's Development: Applying Data from Kids in Taiwan Study

"本研究運用臺灣幼兒發展調查資料庫問卷資料進行分析，目的在了解臺灣36月齡幼兒使用電子產品的情形，以及幼兒家庭社經地位、幼兒電子產品的使用時間對幼兒發展（身體動作發展、語言發展、注意力／執行功能、情緒發展）的影響。研究對象為2,164名幼兒，包括1,113名男生（51.4%）和1,051名女生（48.6%）。透過SPSS軟體進行描述性及推論性統計，並用AMOS軟體進行結構方程模式分析。主要研究結果顯示：（1）臺灣36月齡幼兒最常使用的電子產品為電視和智慧型手機，僅約6.8%的幼兒從未使用過電子產品。（2）男生顯著比女生花更多時間看電視，北部幼兒接觸電視以外之電子產品的時間顯著少於臺灣南部及中部的幼兒。（3）家庭社經地位能解釋電子產品使用時間，且家庭社經地位越高，幼兒使用電子產品使用時間越少；電子產品使用時間也能解釋幼兒發展，幼兒電子產品使用時間越長，幼兒發展越不佳，而家庭社經地位與幼兒發展不具直接影響關係。本研究結果顯示長時間使用電子產品對臺灣36月齡幼兒的發展有負向影響，建議父母、幼兒照顧者及教育工作者多加留意幼兒使用電子產品的時間。"

"Electronic products, such as televisions, smartphones, tablets, and computers, have become an integral part of our lives. Not only are these items increasingly popular but they have also changed our daily routines and communication habits. The Common Sense census (Rideout, 2017) in the United States revealed that more than 90% of children had at least one electronic product at home. In Taiwan, Wei and Chuang (2016) sampled 876 preschool children, revealing that more than 90% were exposed to electronic products and approximately 10% had started to use electronic products before the age of 2. The effect of electronic product use on children’s development is a concern for parents, teachers, and researchers in the field of early childhood education. However, studies on the relationship between electronic product use and children’s development have produced mixed results. This study investigated (1) the use of electronic products by 3-year-old children in Taiwan, (2) whether children from different backgrounds spent different amounts of time using electronic products, and (3) how children’s usage of electronic product influences their motor, language, cognitive-attention/executive function, and emotional development."