Parent Perceptions of Mobile Device Use Among Preschool-Aged Children in Rural Head Start Centers
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Objective To describe child use and parents' beliefs and comfort with young children's use of mobile devices in low-income, rural communities.Methods This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study. The survey, which consisted of 18 multiple-part questions, was distributed to families at 5 Head Start/preschool centers in Colorado.Results In total, 192 surveys were returned (28.5% response rate). Most children (92%) used a smartphone or tablet at some frequency and most parents (90%) had downloaded apps specifically for their child. Education and ethnicity were related to parents' technology beliefs. Parent comfort with technology was positively associated with greater child use of technology (P < .001).Conclusions and implications Mobile device use was relatively high in this sample. Mobile devices appear to be a feasible platform to offer nutrition and physical activity education for this audience. Ensuring parent comfort with technology and apps will be important.
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- Authors
- McCloskey, M., Johnson, S. L., Benz, C., Thompson, D. A., Chamberlin, B., Clark, L., & Bellows, L. L.
- Affiliations
- Colorado State University (US)
- University of Colorado Anschutz (US)
- New Mexico State University (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Corresponding author
- Bellows, Laura L.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2018-01
- Volume
- 50
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 83-89.e1
- ISSN
- 1499-4046 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2763776142
- Cited by
- 66
- References
- 19
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 2
- FWCI
- 17.43
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado
- National Center for Research Resources (UL1RR025780)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Child Development and Digital Technology
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Social Sciences › Education › Educational Methods and Impacts
- Keywords
- mobile device use, preschool children, Head Start, parental attitudes, educational apps, nutrition education, physical activity education, child screen time
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Child, Preschool, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Parents, Poverty, Rural Population, Schools, Early Intervention, Educational, Cell Phone, Young Adult
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