Family Caregiver Factors Predicting Excessive Smartphone Use of Thai Preschool Children: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Smartphone overuse among preschoolers is a growing concern globally. Although several studies have explored these contributing factors, the evidence specific to family-related factors influencing excessive smartphone use during preschool age remains limited. These family-related factors included par...

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Publicado en:Pacific Rim International Journal of Nursing Research Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 515 - 531
Autores principales: Budda, Ruksanudt, Kaewthummanukul, Thanee, Tamdee, Decha, Chotibang, Jutamas
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Thailand Nursing & Midwifery Council Apr-Jun2026
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          Budda, Ruksanudt
          Kaewthummanukul, Thanee
          Tamdee, Decha
          Chotibang, Jutamas
        affil: PhD (Candidate), Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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          Family Psychosocial Factors
          Smartphone
          Internet Addiction Risk Factors
          Internet Addiction In Infancy and Childhood
          Screen Time
          Caregiver Attitudes
          Parenting
          Caregivers Psychosocial Factors
          Socioeconomic Factors
          Home Environment
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          Cross Sectional Studies
          Child, Preschool
          Thailand
          Multi-Stage Cluster
          Random Sample
          Habits
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          Male
          Female
          Adolescence
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          Middle Age
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          Child, Preschool: 2-5 years
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Adult: 19-44 years
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      ab: Smartphone overuse among preschoolers is a growing concern globally. Although several studies have explored these contributing factors, the evidence specific to family-related factors influencing excessive smartphone use during preschool age remains limited. These family-related factors included parents' screen time, attitudes, mediation approach, education, employment status, family income, and household chaos. This cross-sectional study aimed to examine family-related factors that predict excessive smartphone use among preschool children. Multistage random sampling was employed to recruit 647 family caregivers. The instruments used for data collection included the Demographic Data Form, the Screen Time Questionnaire, the Mediation Scale, the Attitudes toward Smartphone Use Questionnaire, the Home Chaos Environment Questionnaire, and the Children's Smartphone Usage Habits Questionnaire. All data were collected by telephone or LINE calling interview. Descriptive statistics, correlation, and logistic regression were applied to analyze the data. The findings indicated that caregiver educational level, caregivers' weekday and weekend screen time, and caregivers' affective attitudes were significant predictors of excessive use habit, with 95% CI. The model's predictive accuracy was 56.10%. Nurses can use this finding to design interventions focusing on caregiver support strategies to promote healthy smartphone use habits among preschoolers, with further testing needed.
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