Time on electronic devices and recognition emotional facial expressions in children

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https://doi.org/10.17058/psiunisc.v8i1.18472

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Screen Time, Information Technology, Child development, Facial Recognition

Abstract

The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between daily screen time and the ability to recognize facial expressions of emotions. A total of 60 children, aged between eight and eleven years, of both sexes, participated in this study, divided into two groups: the control group, with up to two hours of daily screen time, and the study group, with more than two hours of screen time. The following questionnaires were administered: sociodemographic, developmental tracking, Acuity test (screening), test of recognition of emotional facial expressions, and a Media Use Diary to monitor screen time. The results revealed that the variables of joy (40% and 55%), fear (70%), and sadness (40%) showed an association between the "screen time" and "facial emotions and their intensities" variables. This indicates that the study group had a significantly lower performance in identifying these intensities compared to the control group. The findings helped to understand how high exposure to screen time can interfere with the recognition of moderate-intensity emotional expressions. This study contributes to expanding research in order to investigate the risks and effects of electronic devices associated with the development of emotions.

 

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Nielsen Ricardo Ferreira Vale, Universidade Federal do Delta do Parnaíba (UFDPar)

Graduated in Philosophy from Faculdade Evangélica do Meio Norte (2010); in Theology from the Maranhão Teaching Institute (2017); in Psychology from the State University of Piaui (2015); Specialist by Uniter in HR (2015); Specialist in Clinical Psychology - Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy -2021, Master in Psychology from the Graduate Program in Psychology - UFDPar/UFPI, linked to the line of research: Psychosocial processes and their evaluation in different contexts (2023). Participant of the Nucleus of Studies and Research in Neurosciences and Education - NEPENE/UFPI.

 

 

 

 

 

Emerson Diógenes de Medeiros , Universidade Federal do Delta do Parnaíba (UFDPar)

Graduated in Psychology, with a curricular internship in psychodiagnosis, at the Federal University of Paraíba. He has a master's and a doctor's degree in Social Psychology with an emphasis on psychosocial measures, from the same university. He is currently Associate Professor of the undergraduate and graduate courses in Psychology at the Federal University of Delta do Parnaíba (Parnaíba Campus), working in the field of Psychological Assessment (Psychometry). He coordinates the Delta Psychological Assessment Laboratory, in which he develops research related to psychological instrumentation and Social Psychology

 

 

Nelson Torro-Alves , Universidade Federal do Paraíba (UFPB

Professor at the Department of Psychology at UFPB and Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Cognitive Neuroscience and Behavior (UFPB). Associate editor of the journal Estudos de Psicologia/Natal and reviewer for the journals Perception (London), Experimental Aging Research, Neuropsychologia (Oxford), Brain and Cognition, Laterality, Behavioral and Brain Functions and Psychology and Neuroscience. He coordinates the Laboratory of Cognitive Sciences and Perception.

 

Paloma Cavalcante Bezerra de Medeiros , Universidade Federal do Delta do Parnaíba (UFDPar)

Graduated in Psychology in the Qualifications Degree (2008) and Psychologist Training (2009) from the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), with a curricular internship in Clinical Psychology in the Cognitive-Behavioral approach. She has a Master's (2010) and a PhD (2017) in Social Psychology from the same university. She is Adjunct Professor III of the Department of Psychology, since 2010, and Permanent Professor of the Graduate Program in Psychology (Masters) at the Federal University of Delta do Parnaíba (UFDPar), where she coordinates the Laboratory of Neuroscience and Social Psychology (LaNPSo) and the Nucleus for Social Neuroscience Research Cognitive Behavioral Intervention (NNeSPICC).

 

Ana Raquel de Oliveira, Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI)

Doctor and Master in Social Psychology from the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB). Specialist in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy by the Latin American College of Education (Flated). Graduated in Psychology at the Federal University of Piauí (UFPI). Collaborating researcher at the Laboratory of Perception, Neurosciences and Behavior (LPNeC-UFPB) and Laboratory of Social Psychology and Neurosciences (LaNPSo-UFPI). Assistant Professor at the Department of Fundamentals of Education (DEFE/CCE), Campus Ministro Petrônio Portela-UFPI. Guiding professor of the Graduate Program (Stricto Sensu) in Psychology at the Federal University of Piauí (UFPI/CMRV).

 

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Vale, N. R. F., Medeiros, E. D. de ., Torro-Alves , N., Medeiros , P. C. B. de ., & Oliveira, A. R. de . (2024). Time on electronic devices and recognition emotional facial expressions in children. PSI UNISC, 8(1), 40-61. https://doi.org/10.17058/psiunisc.v8i1.18472

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