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BIO Web Conf.
Volume 152, 2025
International Conference on Health and Biological Science (ICHBS 2024)
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Article Number | 01025 | |
Number of page(s) | 8 | |
Section | Dense Matter | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202515201025 | |
Published online | 20 January 2025 |
Exploring the effect of digital applications on toddlers’ cognitive and language abilities: Frequency and duration
1 Undergraduate Nursing Study Program, Faculty of Health, Universitas Harapan Bangsa, Purwokerto, Central Java, Indonesia
2 Diploma Nursing Study Program, Faculty of Health, Universitas Harapan Bangsa, Purwokerto, Central Java, Indonesia
* Corresponding author: murniati@uhb.ac.id
Toddlers’ lives are increasingly reliant on digital apps, which has led to worries about how they may affect their linguistic and cognitive development. In order to help educators and caregivers promote healthy digital behaviors, this study looks at how smartphone usage length and frequency affect these skills. Purposive sampling was used to pick 37 respondents using a cross-sectional methodology and a correlational design. A questionnaire was used to gather information on smartphone usage, and the Capute Scale was used to evaluate linguistic and cognitivedevelopment. Longer smartphone use had a negative impact on cognitive development (p=0.003; CC=0.469), while higher usage frequency was associated with lower FSDQ scores (p=0.006; CC=0.444) and worse overall cognitive and language development (p=0.008; CC=0.429), according to analysis using the Rank Spearman test. This study’s result emphasizes the detrimental relationship between excessive smartphone use and developmental outcomes, emphasizing the necessity for educators and caregivers to keep an eye on students’ digital exposure. It is recommended that more study be done to examine these dynamics in a variety of populations and improve recommendations for healthy developmental practices.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2025
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