MPC Member Publications

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Title: Are mobile phone ownership and age of acquisition associated with child adjustment? A 5-year prospective study among low-income Latinx children

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2023

ISSN: 1467-8624

DOI: 10.1111/CDEV.13851

Abstract: This prospective, longitudinal study examined associations between whether and when children first acquire a mobile phone and their adjustment measures, among low-income Latinx children. Children (N = 263; 55% female; baseline Mage = 9.5) and their parents were assessed annually for 5 years from 2012. Children first acquired a mobile phone at a mean (SD) age of 11.62 (1.41) years. Pre-registered multilevel models tested associations linking phone ownership, phone acquisition age, and the interaction between ownership and acquisition age to levels and changing trends of depressive symptoms, school grades, and reported and objectively assessed sleep. Results showed no statistically significant associations, controlling the False Discovery Rate. Findings suggest an absence of meaningful links from mobile phone ownership and acquisition age to child adjustment.

Url: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/cdev.13851

Url: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/cdev.13851

Url: https://srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cdev.13851

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Authors: Sun, Xiaoran; Haydel, K. Farish; Matheson, Donna; Desai, Manisha; Robinson, Thomas N.

Periodical (Full): Child Development

Issue: 1

Volume: 94

Pages: 303-314

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