Exploring the effect of digital applications on toddlers’ cognitive and language abilities: Frequency and duration
Toddlers’ lives are increasingly reliant on digital apps, which has led to worries about how they may affect their linguistic and cognitive development. In order to help educators and caregivers promote healthy digital behaviors, this study looks at how smartphone usage length and frequency affect t...
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| description | Toddlers’ lives are increasingly reliant on digital apps, which has led to worries about how they may affect their linguistic and cognitive development. In order to help educators and caregivers promote healthy digital behaviors, this study looks at how smartphone usage length and frequency affect these skills. Purposive sampling was used to pick 37 respondents using a cross-sectional methodology and a correlational design. A questionnaire was used to gather information on smartphone usage, and the Capute Scale was used to evaluate linguistic and cognitivedevelopment. Longer smartphone use had a negative impact on cognitive development (p=0.003; CC=0.469), while higher usage frequency was associated with lower FSDQ scores (p=0.006; CC=0.444) and worse overall cognitive and language development (p=0.008; CC=0.429), according to analysis using the Rank Spearman test. This study’s result emphasizes the detrimental relationship between excessive smartphone use and developmental outcomes, emphasizing the necessity for educators and caregivers to keep an eye on students’ digital exposure. It is recommended that more study be done to examine these dynamics in a variety of populations and improve recommendations for healthy developmental practices. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-16909d0eb0204276980ce38b57f7cf122025-02-05T10:42:50ZengEDP SciencesBIO Web of Conferences2117-44582025-01-011520102510.1051/bioconf/202515201025bioconf_ichbs2025_01025Exploring the effect of digital applications on toddlers’ cognitive and language abilities: Frequency and durationJuniarti Wiharti Ifta0Murniati1Triana Noor Yunida2Putri Noor Rochmah Ida Ayu Trisno3Undergraduate Nursing Study Program, Faculty of Health, Universitas Harapan BangsaDiploma Nursing Study Program, Faculty of Health, Universitas Harapan BangsaUndergraduate Nursing Study Program, Faculty of Health, Universitas Harapan BangsaDiploma Nursing Study Program, Faculty of Health, Universitas Harapan BangsaToddlers’ lives are increasingly reliant on digital apps, which has led to worries about how they may affect their linguistic and cognitive development. In order to help educators and caregivers promote healthy digital behaviors, this study looks at how smartphone usage length and frequency affect these skills. Purposive sampling was used to pick 37 respondents using a cross-sectional methodology and a correlational design. A questionnaire was used to gather information on smartphone usage, and the Capute Scale was used to evaluate linguistic and cognitivedevelopment. Longer smartphone use had a negative impact on cognitive development (p=0.003; CC=0.469), while higher usage frequency was associated with lower FSDQ scores (p=0.006; CC=0.444) and worse overall cognitive and language development (p=0.008; CC=0.429), according to analysis using the Rank Spearman test. This study’s result emphasizes the detrimental relationship between excessive smartphone use and developmental outcomes, emphasizing the necessity for educators and caregivers to keep an eye on students’ digital exposure. It is recommended that more study be done to examine these dynamics in a variety of populations and improve recommendations for healthy developmental practices.https://www.bio-conferences.org/articles/bioconf/pdf/2025/03/bioconf_ichbs2025_01025.pdf |
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