Children’s recreational activities during lockdown, use of digital devices and psychological difficulties. Individual and contextual factors.

Authors

  • Chiara Mascaro Università La Sapienza di Roma
  • Eleonora Cannoni Università La Sapienza di Roma
  • Giordana Szpunar Università La Sapienza di Roma
  • Madalina Grigore Università La Sapienza di Roma
  • Anna Di Norcia Università La Sapienza di Roma

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13133/2724-2943/18334

Keywords:

children, digital devices, free time, psychological difficulties, COVID-19

Abstract

The present study aims to investigate how children spent their free time during the lockdown, analysing the relationship between the time spent on activities involving the use of Digital Devices (DD) and those that do not, taking into account individual factors (gender and age of the child) and contextual factors (parent's educational qualification); it also investigates the relationship between the increase in psychological difficulties during the lockdown and the way children spent their free time. 3602 parents of Italian girls and boys (52% male) aged between 3 and 10 years responded to the questionnaire (M=6.46; SD=2.23).

 

 

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Published

2024-12-16

How to Cite

Mascaro, C., Cannoni, E., Szpunar, G., Grigore, M., & Di Norcia, A. (2024). Children’s recreational activities during lockdown, use of digital devices and psychological difficulties. Individual and contextual factors . Psychology Hub, 41(3), 15–22. https://doi.org/10.13133/2724-2943/18334

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 3 (2024)

Section

Original Article

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