@article{ref1,
title="Parent mobile phone use in playgrounds: a paradox of convenience",
journal="Children (Basel, Switzerland)",
year="2020",
author="Bury, Keira and Jancey, Jonine and Leavy, Justine E.",
volume="7",
number="12",
pages="e284-e284",
abstract="Creating social and physical environments that promote good health is a key component of a social determinants approach. For the parents of young children, a smartphone offers opportunities for social networking, photography and multi-tasking. Understanding the relationship between supervision, mobile phone use and injury in the playground setting is essential. This research explored parent mobile device use (MDU), parent-child interaction in the playground, parent attitudes and perceptions towards MDU and strategies used to limit MDU in the playground. A mixed-methods approach collected naturalistic observations of parents of children aged 0-5 (n = 85) and intercept interviews (n = 20) at four metropolitan playgrounds in Perth, Western Australia. Most frequently observed MDU was scrolling (75.5%) and telephone calls (13.9%). Increased duration of MDU resulted in a reduction in supervision, parent-child play and increased child injury potential. The camera function offered the most benefits. Strategies to prevent MDU included turning to silent mode, wearing a watch and environmental cues. MDU was found to contribute to reduced supervision of children, which is a risk factor for injury. This is an emerging area of injury prevention indicating a need for broader strategies addressing the complex interplay between the social determinants and the developmental younger years.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2227-9067",
doi="10.3390/children7120284",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children7120284"
}