Usage and awareness of social media in preschool children in Jordan

• Abdullah Abdel Razzaq Al-Tarawneh ^[1] ; Faten abdelRahim Barham ^[1]
  1. [1] Al-Balqa Applied University
• Localización: Revista iberoamericana de psicología del ejercicio y el deporte, ISSN 1886-8576, Vol. 19, Nº. 3, 2024, págs. 298-302
• Idioma: inglés
• Enlaces
  • Texto completo (pdf)
• Resumen

  • The study aimed to identify the most social media applications used by preschool children and seeks to determine the level of usage and awareness of social media among pre-school children, the sample of the study consisted of (163) from an independent Kindergarten during the second semester of the 2023 -2024 academic year in Jordan, distributed among the age groups (25 children from three-year- old, 62 children from four-year- old and 76 children from five -year- old). Research data collected to assess preschool children’s awareness of social media by a picture card with (30 × 30 cm) presenting social media application Facebook, YouTube, Whatsapp, TikTok, and Messenger, logos are prepared. Five kids from each age group who could identify the logos on the cards were interviewed face-to-face. The kids were asked open-ended questions about the purpose of the application. The research data was analyzed using the descriptive analysis technique. According to research, the majority of kids are aware of social media apps. The most popular and widely used app is YouTube, which kids use to view movies and cartoons.

• Referencias bibliográficas
  • Ahmad. Nehaluddin, Abdullah. Rose and Damit. Nurasmah (2018) The Impact of Social Media on children: An Overview, International Journal for...
  • 2. Al Azee, Salam. And Abd Al Kareem, Taha (2022) Children Usage of Social Media: YouTube as A Module, Yearbook of the Center for Research...
  • 3. Al Shamari, Afraah. & Al Balhan, Isaa (2019) Psychological Risks of Using Social Networks among Children in Kuwait State from the View...
  • 4. Arantes, Maria. Morais, Eduardo (2021) Exposure and use of media devices in early childhood, Residencia Pediatrica, Vol. 12. No. 4 – 535....
  • 5. Arıkan, N, A., Fernie, D. E., & Kantor, R. (2017). Supporting the professional development of early childhood teachers in head start:...
  • 6. Bavelier, D., Green, C. S., & Dye, M. W. G. (2010). Children, wired for better and for worse. Neuron, 67, 692–701. https://doi.org/10.1016/j....
  • 7. Bhuvaneshwair, V., and Kalaivani, B. (2018) A Study on the Overall Usage of WhatsApp among the Coimbatore Youth, Paripex-Indian Journal...
  • 8. Bozzola, Elena., Spina, Giulia., Agotiniani, Rino., Barni, Sarah., Russo, Rocco., Scarpato, Elena., Di Mauro, Antonio., Di Stefano, Antonella...
  • 9. Byrne, J., Kardefelt-Winther, D., Livingstone, S., Stoilova, M. (2016) Global Kids Online research synthesis, 2015–2016. UNICEF Office...
  • 10. Canadian Paediatric Society. (2017) Screen time and young children: Promoting health and development in a digital world, Paediatrics Child...
  • 11. Chassiakos, Y.L.R., Radesky, J., Christakis, D., Moreno, M. A., & Cross, C. (2016). Children, adolescents, and digital media. Pediatrics,...
  • 12. Dyer, Tobbi (2018) The Effect of Social Media on children, djim. management.dal.ca, Vol, 14.
  • 13. Fadilah, Annisa Salma (2018) The Influence of Social Media on Early Childhood Growth in the Era of the NET Generation, Advance in Social...
  • 14. Ikems, Konye. Atakpa, Arit. (2023) Assessment of Social Media and Child Development: A Discourse on the Positive and Negative Effects,...
  • 15. Karimah, L., Deporos, S., Kustiawan, U., and Maningtyas, R. (2022) Does TikTok Effective in Stimulating Language Development for Children...
  • 16. Kattein, E., Schmidt, H., Witt, S., Jorren, H.L., Warthberg, L., & Pawils, S (2023) Increased Digital Media Use in Preschool Children:...
  • 17. Kruistum, C. and Steensel, R. (2016) Young Children (0-8) and Digital Technology, A qualitative expletory study- National Report- The...
  • 18. Kwingwa, J. Hossain S, Rahman N, Muttallib A, Rana M, Sinde S. (2023)The Influence of Technology and Social Media in Vocabulary Knowledge...
  • 19. Lauricella, A., Wartella, E., & Rideout, V. (2015). Young children’s screen time: The complex role of parent and child factors. Journal...
  • 20. Livingstone, S.; Lemish, D.; Lim, S.S.; Bulger, M.; Cabello, P.; Claro, M.; Cabello-Hutt, T.; Khalil, J.; Kumpulainen, K.;Nayar, U.S.;...
  • 21. Loeb, S., Dynarski, S., McFarland, D., Morris, P., Reardon, S., & Reber, S., (2017) Descriptive analysis in education: A guide for...
  • 22. Marsh, J., Plowman, L., Yamada-Rice, D., Bishop, J.C., Lahmar, J., Scott, F., Davenport, A., Davis, S., French, K., Piras, M., Thornhill,...
  • 23. Nahriyah S. (2017). Tumbuh Kembang Anak di Era Digital. Risâlah, Jurnal Pendidikan dan Studi Islam. 4(1). 65-74. children
  • 24. O’Neill, B. (2023). The influence of social media on the development of and young people. https://research4committees. blog/2023/02/15/publication-the-influence-of-social-media-on-thedevelopment-of-children-and-young-people/...
  • 25. OECD (2016), “Are there differences in how advantaged and disadvantaged students use the Internet”, PISA in Focus, No. 64, OECD Publishing,...
  • Ofcom (2017). Children and parents: Media use and attitudes report. Retrieved from https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_ f ile/0020/108182/children-parents-media-use...
  • 27. Pedreira, M. Arellano, P. Abdul, B. and Aguaded, I. (2022) YouTube videos for young children: an exploratory study, Digital Education...
  • 28. Radesky, J. S., Schaller, A., Yeo, S. L., Weeks, H. M., & Robb, M.B. (2020). Young kids and YouTube: How ads, toys, and games dominate...
  • 29. Rideout, V. (2017). The Common Sense Census: Media use by kids age zero to eight. Common Sense Media.
  • 30. Salihoğlu, N. C. & Çetin, A. (2024). Examining preschool teacher’s use of social media in terms of their professional development....
  • 31. Sapsağlam, ö. (2018) Social Media Awareness and Usage in preschool children, International Journal of Eurasia Social Science, Vol: 9,...
  • 32. Schwarzer, C., Grafe, N., Hiemisch, A., Kiess, W., & Poulain, T. (2022). Associations of media use and early childhood development:...
  • 33. Swist, T., Collin, P., McCormack, J. & Third, A. (2015). Social media and the wellbeing of children and young people: A literature...
  • Teasa, A. & Irwansyah. (2018) Pendampingan Orang Tau pada Anka Usia Dini Dalam Penggunaan Teknologia Digital. A Journal of Language,...
  • 35. Ulusoy, A. ve Bostancı, M. (2014). Çocuklarda sosyal medya kullanımı ve ebeveyn rolü. International Journal of Social Science Studies,...
  • 36. Undiyaundeye, Florence. (2014) Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents and Families, Global Journal of Interdisciplinary Social...
  • 37. UNICEF (2017) Children in a DigitalWorld.http://www.unicef.org/ publications/files/SOW_2017.
  • 38. Usman, Y. and Bukar, A. (2022) Students’ Usage of WhatsApp Instant Messenger as a Supporting Tool for Learning in Kaduna State, Nigeria,...
  • 39. Yang, S., Zhao, Y., & Ma, Y. (2019). Analysis of the Reasons and Development of Short Video Application—Taking TikTok as an Example....
  • 40. Zhou, Y. (2021). Speaking into an app or not? : Exploring the relationship between WhatsApp use and intergenerational communication in...