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Behavioral and socio-emotional disorders as co-occurring factors in the problem of digital device abuse by children and adolescents - a research results
 
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Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
 
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Data nadesłania: 30-08-2024
 
 
Data akceptacji: 21-06-2025
 
 
Data publikacji: 17-07-2025
 
 
Autor do korespondencji
Dorota Anna Siemieniecka   

Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
 
 
JoMS 2025;62(2):314-330
 
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Objectives:
The aim of the research was to identify the types of behavioral and emotional disorders as factors that parents (and carers) believe co-occur in the problem of digital device abuse of their children's digital devices.

Material and methods:
The study was conducted in 2024. Parents of primary school students in the Kuyavian-Pomeran.voivodship in Poland were included. A questionnaire survey was completed by 1216 persons. The study was quantitative and qualitative.

Results:
Analysis of the data showed that co-occurring factors in the problem of digital device abuse by school children and adolescents include low self-esteem and lack of confidence, mood and/or depressive disorders, feelings of loneliness, anxiety disorders, suicidal thoughts and attempts, self-harm andor specific learning difficulties, sleep disorders, and excessive shyness. Parents also identified circumstances that may have contributed to their children's excessive use of digital devices, such as difficulties in parent-child communication, child disease, difficult family or school situations, feelings of loneliness, lack of activities and interests, staying home alone, and the impact of the COVID-19pandemic and remote learning.

Conclusions:
There is a need for in-depth analyses and the development of a model of parental support that includes action strategies that cover the influence of individual as well as environmental factors related to the risk of the problem. This project will result in a theoretical support model aimed at parents, teachers, and therapists. It will include indications for parents regarding the occurrence of specific situations resulting from children's PUI-related behavior, and recommendations for educators, therapists and sociotherapists regarding risk groups and factors relevant to PUI diagnosis and further therapeutic measures.
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