The Effect of Digital Screen Exposure and Temperament on Sleep Problems in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Rural Area in Turkey
Objective:More and more children experience sleep problems, which are believed to be exacerbated by the Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and digital screen exposure. This descriptive and cross-sectional study investigated the relationship between sleep problems and digital screen exposur...
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| author | Birsel Molu Melike Taşdelen Baş Funda Özpulat |
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| description | Objective:More and more children experience sleep problems, which are believed to be exacerbated by the Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and digital screen exposure. This descriptive and cross-sectional study investigated the relationship between sleep problems and digital screen exposure and temperament in children during the COVID-19 pandemic.Materials and Methods:The sample consisted of 122 parents of children aged 3-6 years. Data were collected using a descriptive characteristics questionnaire, the children’s sleep habits questionnaire, and the short temperament scale for children.Results:Most children have been watching more TV (77.9%) and spending more time on computers/tablets/smartphones (89.3%) since the COVID-19 pandemic. There was a relationship between screen time and sleep duration (<0.05), sleep anxiety (<0.05), daytime sleepiness (<0.05), and total sleep score (<0.05).Conclusion:There is also a relationship between sleep problems and digital screen exposure and temperament during the COVID-19 pandemic. Policymakers and educators should take measures to promote children’s health and education during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bc1d52e80be24b66a7ebe8e908f8800c2023-02-15T16:14:14ZengGalenos YayineviTürk Uyku Tıbbı Dergisi2148-15042022-06-019215716410.4274/jtsm.galenos.2022.3030613049054The Effect of Digital Screen Exposure and Temperament on Sleep Problems in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Rural Area in TurkeyBirsel Molu0Melike Taşdelen Baş1Funda Özpulat2 Selçuk University, Akşehir Kadir Yallagöz Health School, Department of Nursing, Konya, Turkey Selçuk University, Akşehir Kadir Yallagöz Health School, Department of Nursing, Konya, Turkey Selçuk University, Akşehir Kadir Yallagöz Health School, Department of Nursing, Konya, Turkey Objective:More and more children experience sleep problems, which are believed to be exacerbated by the Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and digital screen exposure. This descriptive and cross-sectional study investigated the relationship between sleep problems and digital screen exposure and temperament in children during the COVID-19 pandemic.Materials and Methods:The sample consisted of 122 parents of children aged 3-6 years. Data were collected using a descriptive characteristics questionnaire, the children’s sleep habits questionnaire, and the short temperament scale for children.Results:Most children have been watching more TV (77.9%) and spending more time on computers/tablets/smartphones (89.3%) since the COVID-19 pandemic. There was a relationship between screen time and sleep duration (<0.05), sleep anxiety (<0.05), daytime sleepiness (<0.05), and total sleep score (<0.05).Conclusion:There is also a relationship between sleep problems and digital screen exposure and temperament during the COVID-19 pandemic. Policymakers and educators should take measures to promote children’s health and education during the COVID-19 pandemic. http://jtsm.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/the-effect-of-digital-screen-exposure-and-temperam/51996 covid-19digital screen exposurepreschoolersleep problems |
| spellingShingle | Birsel Molu Melike Taşdelen Baş Funda Özpulat The Effect of Digital Screen Exposure and Temperament on Sleep Problems in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Rural Area in Turkey Türk Uyku Tıbbı Dergisi covid-19 digital screen exposure preschooler sleep problems |
| title | The Effect of Digital Screen Exposure and Temperament on Sleep Problems in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Rural Area in Turkey |
| title_full | The Effect of Digital Screen Exposure and Temperament on Sleep Problems in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Rural Area in Turkey |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of Digital Screen Exposure and Temperament on Sleep Problems in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Rural Area in Turkey |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Digital Screen Exposure and Temperament on Sleep Problems in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Rural Area in Turkey |
| title_short | The Effect of Digital Screen Exposure and Temperament on Sleep Problems in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Rural Area in Turkey |
| title_sort | effect of digital screen exposure and temperament on sleep problems in children during the covid 19 pandemic rural area in turkey |
| topic | covid-19 digital screen exposure preschooler sleep problems |
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