Parental Representations of the Impact of the Use of Screens on Their Preschool Children Health and Development.

Parental Representations of the Impact of the Use of Screens on Their Preschool Children Health and Development. An Opinion Survey of Parents of 1096 2-6-years-old Children

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03308422

Acronym

ECRENFANT

Enrollment

1096

Registered

2017-10-12

Start date

2017-02-27

Completion date

2017-04-07

Last updated

2017-10-12

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Conditions

Parenting

Keywords

screens, preschool children, parenting education, social perceptions

Brief summary

The main objective of this study was to evaluate the distribution of parental representations concerning the use of screens by preschool children, expressed in qualitative surveys: perceptions of screens as a source of learning, a source of appeasement, a source of behavioral difficulties and a source of reduction in the social interactions of young children. The hypothesis of this study was the representations expressed in the qualitative studies were the reflection of the opinion of a majority of parents of young children.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALparental representations

parental representations of the impact of the use of screens on their preschool children health and development

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* parents of 2-6-years-old preschool children

Exclusion criteria

* Minor parents

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
screens as a source of learning, of appeasement, of behavioral difficulties and of reduction in the social interactions of young children	baseline (J0)	questionnaire

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026