Toddlers on touchscreens: immediate effects of gaming and physical activity on cognitive flexibility of 2.5-year-olds in the US

被引:14
作者
Antrilli, Nick K. [1 ]
Wang, Su-hua [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Santa Cruz, Dept Psychol, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Toddlers and technology; physical activity; cognitive flexibility; individual differences; social interaction; CHILDRENS EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; SUBSEQUENT ATTENTIONAL PROBLEMS; YOUNG-CHILDREN; BACKGROUND TELEVISION; PRESCHOOLERS; PERFORMANCE; EXPOSURE; IMPACT; ADOLESCENTS; ACHIEVEMENT;
D O I
10.1080/17482798.2018.1486332
中图分类号
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要
Interactive technologies have become a common play medium for young children; it is not unusual for toddlers to play games on a touchscreen device in lieu of games in the yard. Here, we compared the immediate effects of physical and touchscreen play on 2.5-year-olds' cognitive flexibility, a key aspect of executive function. For nine minutes, toddlers engaged in touchscreen play or physical play; a third group drew and colored (control group). Next, a sorting task measured cognitive flexibility. The physical-play group outperformed the other two groups. Compared to the control group, toddlers' cognitive flexibility benefited from physical play, whereas touchscreen play yielded no significant effect. Interestingly, toddlers who played the touchscreen game in a socially interactive way outperformed those who treated gaming as solitary play. Together, the results bear practical implications on whether and how to introduce young children to interactive technologies for play.
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页码:496 / 513
页数:18
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