Young people’s home, school and neighbourhood can influence their computer use
Young people use computers in a range of environments and for a variety of tasks. Whilst it is acknowledged that home and school are common computer use environments for children, and that local neighbourhood may modify computer use, the impact of these environments on childrens exposure patterns and computer use is not well understood. Objective: The aim of our study was to investigate the influence of home, school and neighbourhood on young peoples computer use. Method: 1351 children in years 1, 6, 9 and 11 from 10 schools in metropolitan Western Australia were surveyed. Results: Most young people have access to computers at home and school, with high weekly use in both environments. Mean weekly hours and duration of use was at least 3 times greater at home than school. Neighbourhood associations were evident for frequency, duration and nature of computer use. Socially orientated computer use was more evident at home with young people from lower SES neighbourhoods. School computer exposure was more evident with young people from higher SES neighbourhoods. High use of home and school computers were associated with each other. Conclusion: Previous studies have identified a potential impact of computer exposure on young peoples health and development. As aspects of computer exposure (including access, amount and nature of use) have been shown to be influenced by young peoples home, school and neighbourhood, a better understanding of environmental influences is required. This will assist in understanding and managing the impact of computer use on young peoples health and development.
children computers ezposure neighbourhood school home
Courtenay Harris Prof Leon Straker Prof Clare Pollock
Schools of Physiotherapy and Psychology, Curtin University of Technology, Perth Western Australia
国际会议
17th World Congress on Ergonomics(第十七届国际人类工效学大会)
北京
英文
1-9
2009-08-09（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）