Peer-reviewed article
A Study to Assess the Mothers’ Perception Regarding the Effect of Electronic Media on Child Well-Being
A. Ramalingam, H V Anupama ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study asked 100 mothers in India about how electronic media affects their children's well-being. Researchers measured mothers' perceptions across four domains: physical well-being, emotional well-being, social well-being, and coping behaviour. Most mothers reported mild effects of electronic media on their children, with about one-third reporting their children had optimal well-being despite media use. The study notes that while electronic media can entertain and educate, excessive screen time may promote sedentary habits and slow social and emotional development.
Key points
- 63% of mothers identified mild effects of electronic media on child well-being
- 34% of mothers reported their children had optimum well-being
- 3% of mothers reported moderate effects of electronic media on child well-being
- Mean perception score was 114.4 on the well-being scale
- Electronic media has both positive effects (entertainment, education) and negative effects (sedentary behaviour, impeded social and emotional growth)
Limitations
This study captures only mothers' perceptions rather than objective measures of children's actual well-being or screen time. The convenient sampling method and small sample size of 100 mothers limit generalisability beyond the specific population studied.
Abstract
In today’s world, there is a strong and ubiquitous connection between electronic media and children. Children are exposed to electronic media from an early age. Even though electronic media can provide entertainment and educational content, its effect on children’s development is a matter of concern. Excessive screen usage might promote sedentary habits and impede social and emotional growth. Well-being of children depends on finding the right balance between utilising the advantages of electronic media and minimising their risk. The purpose of study was to assess the mother’s perception regarding effect of electronic media on child well-being. The descriptive study was adopted a convenient non-probability sampling technique. Data from 100 mothers were gathered by self-constructed child well-being scale. The self-constructed well-being scale was measured based on Domains Physical well-being, Emotional well-being, social well-being and Coping behaviour of child.The result denotes that the mean value of mother’s perception regarding effect of electronic media on child well-being was 114.4, 63% of respondents identified mild effects, 34% had optimum well-being and 3% had moderate effects of using electronic media on their child’s well-being. Electronic media has become part of daily life, and many technology projects target children, who often find them entertaining. Due to its enticing features and program, electronic media is drawing children’s attention. Usage of electronic media can have both positive and negative effect. Since children do not yet understand the negative effect of electronic media , its critical to limit media usage among Z generation. Key words: Effect, mother’s perception, Electronic media, wellbeing