Children’s internet use profiles in relation to behavioral problems in Lithuania, Latvia, and Taiwan

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Anglų kalba / English
Title:
Children’s internet use profiles in relation to behavioral problems in Lithuania, Latvia, and Taiwan
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International journal of environmental research and public health. 2020, 17, 8490, 1 pdf (18 p.)
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Latvija (Latvia); Lietuva (Lithuania); Internetas / Internet; Vaikai / Children.
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LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Latvija (Latvia); Taivanas (Taiwan); Interneto naudojimas; Mokyklinio amžiaus vaikai; Profiliai; SDQ; Elgesio problemos; Internet use; School aged children; Profiles; SDQ; Behavioral problems.

ENThis study explored the profiles of elementary-school-aged children’s Internet use in relation to their emotional and behavioral problems. Participating in this cross-sectional study were 877 child–parent dyads from Latvia, Lithuania, and Taiwan. Children (8–10 years old) provided information on three variables: the amount of time they spent online, frequency of online activities, and knowledge of how to do things online. Latent profile analysis including these three variables provided a four-class solution for child Internet use. A comparison between Latvia, Lithuania, and Taiwan on the percentage of the sample distribution in each class showed that there was no di erence between sites for the high class (high ratings on all three variables). The largest di erences were for the low and average classes (low and average ratings on all three variables, namely, time online, frequency, and knowledge): the Lithuanian and Taiwanese samples were similar in that a higher percentage of each sample was in the low class, whereas the Latvian sample had children equally distributed between the low class and the average class. Analysis of the data from the entire sample for di erences in parent-reported child behavioral di culties suggested that children in the high class had an elevated level of behavioral problems and compulsive Internet use. [From the publication]

DOI:
10.3390/ijerph17228490
ISSN:
1661-7827
Subject:
Sociologija / Sociology
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