PREGLED ISTRAZIVANJA O POVEZANOSTI UPOTREBE DIGITALNE TEHNOLOGIJE I RAZVOJA DJECE/Review of Research on the Relationship Between Digital Technology Use and Child Development

• Published in: Društvena istraživanja Vol. 31; no. 2; p. 343
• Main Authors: Peric, Katarina, Varga, Vanesa, Topic, Marina Kotrla, Merkas, Marina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Institut Drustvenih Znanosti Ivo Pilar 01-04-2022
• Subjects: Child development
• ISSN: 1330-0288
• DOI: 10.5559/di.31.2.08

Cilj ovoga preglednog rada jest prikazati rezultate recentnih istrazivanja o povezanosti upotrebe digitalne tehnologije i razvoja djece. U radu se opisuje vaznost teme te daje pregled empirijskih istrazivanja o toj temi. Rezultati recentnih istrazivanja pokazuju da je upotreba digitalne tehnologije u djece povezana, iako nisko do umjereno, s njihovim tjelesnim, socijalnim, emocionalnim i kognitivnim razvojem. O sadrzaju koji se gleda, stvara i slusa uz pomoc uredaja digitalne tehnologije te vremenu i okolnostima djecje upotrebe digitalne tehnologije ovisi hoce li ucinci upotrebe digitalne tehnologije biti za razvoj djece pozitivni ili negativni. Pregled suvremenih istrazivanja upucuje na potrebu za daljnjim ispitivanjem cimbenika koji mogu posredovati i/ili mijenjati odnos upotrebe digitalne tehnologije i razvoja djece, te potrebu za razvojem teorijskog okvira kojim bi se integrirale dosadasnje spoznaje i usmjerila buduca istrazivanja na tom podrucju. Kljucne rijeci: digitalna tehnologija, djeca, razvoj, dobrobit This review paper aims to present the results of recent research on the relation between the use of digital technology and children's development. The paper describes the importance of the topic and gives a systematic overview of empirical research on the topic of the paper. The results of recent research show that the use of digital technology in children is associated, albeit low to moderate, with their physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development. The content that is viewed, created, and listened to through digital technology devices and the time and circumstances of children's use of digital technology determine whether the effects of the use of digital technology on children's development will be positive or negative. This review of current research indicates the need to further examine the factors that may mediate and/or moderate the relationship between the use of digital technology and children's development, and the need to develop a theoretical framework to integrate current knowledge and direct future research in the field. Keywords: digital technology, children, development, well-being