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dc.contributor.authorBury, Keira
dc.contributor.authorJancey, Jonine
dc.contributor.authorLeavy, Justine
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-02T08:10:00Z
dc.date.available2021-03-02T08:10:00Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationBury, K. and Jancey, J. and Leavy, J.E. 2020. Parent Mobile Phone Use in Playgrounds: A Paradox of Convenience. Children. 7 (12): Article No. 284.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/82728
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/children7120284
dc.description.abstract

Creating social and physical environments that promote good health is a key component of a social determinants approach. For the parents of young children, a smartphone offers opportunities for social networking, photography and multi-tasking. Understanding the relationship between supervision, mobile phone use and injury in the playground setting is essential. This research explored parent mobile device use (MDU), parent-child interaction in the playground, parent attitudes and perceptions towards MDU and strategies used to limit MDU in the playground. A mixed-methods approach collected naturalistic observations of parents of children aged 0-5 (n = 85) and intercept interviews (n = 20) at four metropolitan playgrounds in Perth, Western Australia. Most frequently observed MDU was scrolling (75.5%) and telephone calls (13.9%). Increased duration of MDU resulted in a reduction in supervision, parent-child play and increased child injury potential. The camera function offered the most benefits. Strategies to prevent MDU included turning to silent mode, wearing a watch and environmental cues. MDU was found to contribute to reduced supervision of children, which is a risk factor for injury. This is an emerging area of injury prevention indicating a need for broader strategies addressing the complex interplay between the social determinants and the developmental younger years.

dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectScience & Technology
dc.subjectLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subjectPediatrics
dc.subjectsocial determinants
dc.subjectchildren
dc.subjectchild-play
dc.subjectmobile phone
dc.subjectinjury
dc.subjectsupervision
dc.subjectDEVICE USE
dc.subjectSOCIAL DETERMINANTS
dc.subjectCHILD-DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectYOUNG-CHILDREN
dc.subjectSUPERVISION
dc.subjectHEALTH
dc.subjectPLAY
dc.titleParent Mobile Phone Use in Playgrounds: A Paradox of Convenience
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume7
dcterms.source.number12
dcterms.source.issn2227-9067
dcterms.source.titleChildren
dc.date.updated2021-03-02T08:09:57Z
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© 2020 The Authors. Published by MDPI Publishing.

curtin.departmentCurtin School of Population Health
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
curtin.contributor.orcidLeavy, Justine [0000-0001-8747-0424]
curtin.contributor.orcidJancey, Jonine [0000-0002-7894-2896]
curtin.contributor.researcheridJancey, Jonine [G-1391-2013]
curtin.identifier.article-numberARTN 284
dcterms.source.eissn2227-9067
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridJancey, Jonine [15071013100]


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