Media Use by Children, and Parents’ Views on Children's Media Usage

摘要: Background: New (mobile phones, smartphones, tablets, and social media) traditional media (television) have come to dominate the lives of many children adolescents. Despite all this time new technology, parents seem few rules regarding use by their Objectives: The aim study was evaluate access/use beliefs attitudes concerning old in Turkey. Methods: This is a cross-sectional electronic survey national convenience sample Turkey via SurveyMonkey, including 41 questions topics relevant television, computers, mobile iPad/tablet use, accounts. Results: responses 333 participants (238 women, 95 men; 27-63 years) were evaluated. average daily watching alone 0 2 hours among 53.4% (46/86), coviewing with 62.7% (54/86) below years age. Regarding parents’ monitoring children’s computer (n=178), 35.4% (63/178) prefer coviewing, 13.5% family filter (24/178), 33.1% (59/178) check Web history. Approximately 71.2% (237/333) had an house, 84.3% (200/333) give permission iPad/tablet. Of parents, 22.5% (45/200) noted that used at table during lunch/dinner 57.9% (26/45) these aged 5 below. 27.3% (91/333) agreed optimal age for owning phone 12 years, 18.0% (60/333) (one-third meals. A total 33.3% (111/333) children/adolescents Facebook profile, 54.0% (60/111) 13 89.2% (297/333) emphasized Internet essential child’s education. Discussion: According our results, knowledge limited Our showed screen device (including meals) are common age, whereas no recommended We concluded there need evidence-based guidelines should ensure plan place media. [Interact J Med Res 2016;5(2):e18]