Relationship of tv watching, computer use, and reading to children’s neurocognitive functions.
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High exposure to television viewing increases the risk of language-derived problems during late childhood.
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Watching educational programs (learning from repetitions) is not efficient for developing more complex academic abilities during late childhood.
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- Authors
- Rosenqvist, J., Lahti-Nuuttila, P., Holdnack, J., Kemp, S. L., & Laasonen, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Pearson (United States) (US)
- University of Missouri (US)
- Corresponding author
- Rosenqvist, Johanna
- Venue
- Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2016-09
- Volume
- 46
- Pages
- 11-21
- ISSN
- 0193-3973 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2408988991
- Cited by
- 44
- References
- 51
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 3
- FWCI
- 19.24
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- hdl.handle.net
- Locations
- Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters
- Victoriastiftelsen Foundation
- Finnish Cultural Foundation
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Child Development and Digital Technology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Keywords
- television viewing, computer use, reading, media use, attention, executive function, language, learning and memory, social perception, visuospatial processing, maternal education, NEPSY-II
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