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Impact Of Screen Time On Executive Function In Early Childhood

Author(s) Ms. Rudritara Jaidev Shroff
Country India
Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) mandates no screen time for children below two years of age; and an upper limit of one hour per day for children aged 2–5 years. However, contemporary research studies present a whole new perspective - 53% of Indian children receive screen exposure before the age of 2; roughly 88% use screen media during mealtime, and 68% do so within an hour before bedtime.
The digital era makes it easy to normalize this increased exposure to screens, but we ought to be concerned about its developmental consequences on early childhood development. The ensuing study probes the relationship between screen time and executive function in children aged 3 to 6 years.
Deploying a mixed-methods approach including caregiver surveys, structured observation, and validated executive function tasks (e.g., Dimensional Change Card Sort, Stroop-like Day-Night Task), we learnt that higher daily screen exposure, particularly passive screen time (e.g., television), is associated with significantly poorer executive function performance. The findings support the aforementioned guidelines advocating limited screen use, and underline the importance of content quality and parental supervision.
Keywords Executive Function (EF), Screen Time, Early Childhood Development, Passive Media Exposure, Cognitive Flexibility, Inhibitory Control, Working Memory, Parental Mediation, Co-viewing, Digital Media, Child Development, Preschoolers, Developmental Psychology, Mixed-Methods Study, Dimensional Change Card Sort (DCCS), Day-Night Stroop Task, Cognitive Engagement, Media Content Quality, Parental Supervision, Vygotsky’s Scaffolding.
Published In Volume 7, Issue 4, July-August 2025
Published On 2025-07-06
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i04.50170
Short DOI https://doi.org/g9s9dt
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