ABSTRACT

This paper adopts the ‘Child Well-Being Study in Greater Taipei’ to examine factors associated with children’s screen use. This Study was conducted in 2017 and 2018 with 6,480 caregivers of primary school aged children. The hierarchical regression analysis shows that parent–child interaction and parents’ working time schedules are associated with children’s screen use. Based on the findings, this paper suggests that governments and social workers could provide courses and activities to promote parent–child interaction, encourage the implementation of flexible working time arrangements and offer childcare support for parents working atypical hours to reduce children’s excessive screen use.

摘要

本文采用“大台北地区儿童幸福感研究”来检验与儿童屏幕使用相关的因素。这项研究于 2017 年和 2018 年对 6,480 名小学适龄儿童的看护者进行。层次回归分析表明，亲子互动和父母的工作时间安排与孩子的屏幕使用有关。基于调查结果，本文建议政府和社会工作者可以提供课程和活动来促进亲子互动，鼓励实施弹性工作时间安排，并为非正常工作时间的父母提供育儿支持，以减少孩子过度使用屏幕。