Impact of early exposure to electronic devices on long term cognitive and psychosocial development of Chinese children: a 7-year cohort study

Dr Ip, Patrick   (Principal Investigator (PI))

Dr Ho Ka Wing Frederick   (Co-Investigator)

Professor Bacon-Shone John   (Co-Investigator)

Professor Chan Ko-ling Edward   (Co-Investigator)

Professor Rao Nirmala   (Co-Investigator)

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2019-01-01

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Impact of early exposure to electronic devices on long term cognitive and psychosocial development of Chinese children: a 7-year cohort study

Chinese children, Cognitive performance, Electronic device, Psychosocial development, Socioeconomic background

Education: Research on Teaching & Learning,Social Work

Humanities & Social Sciences (H)

17606318

General Research Fund (GRF)

2018

Completed

1 To examine whether exposure to electronic devices at age 5 is associated with children’s cognitive and psychosocial development at age 12; 2 To investigate the cumulative effect of exposure to electronic devices from the ages of 5 to 12 on children’s cognitive and psychosocial development; 3 To examine whether family socioeconomic status moderates the relationship between early exposure to electronic devices and developmental outcomes in adolescence; 4 To explore whether the use of electronic devices in early childhood predicts the pattern of electronic device use in adolescence.