About The Study: Child tablet use at age 3.5 years was associated with more expressions of anger and frustration by the age of 4.5 years in this study. Child proneness to anger/frustration at age 4.5 years was then associated with more use of tablets by age 5.5 years. These results suggest that early-childhood tablet use may contribute to a cycle that is deleterious for emotional regulation.
Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Caroline Fitzpatrick, PhD, email caroline.fitzpatrick@usherbrooke.ca .
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(doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.2511)
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