Mobile devices compared to non-digital toy play: The impact of activity type on the quality and quantity of parent language

作者:

Highlights:

• The quality and quantity of parent language did not differ during mobile device use compared to magazine use.

• Parents spoke more and used more new words during shared toy play compared to shared mobile device use.

• Future research should explore how apps could be improved to enrich parent-child language.

摘要

•The quality and quantity of parent language did not differ during mobile device use compared to magazine use.•Parents spoke more and used more new words during shared toy play compared to shared mobile device use.•Future research should explore how apps could be improved to enrich parent-child language.

论文关键词:Mobile device,Parental smartphone use,Parent-child interaction,Joint media engagement,Co-use,Language

论文评审过程:Received 17 July 2020, Revised 30 November 2020, Accepted 15 December 2020, Available online 23 December 2020, Version of Record 10 January 2021.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106669